+Diego+, _Servant to Octavio, A great coward, and a bred a scholar. pleasant droll._ +Flora+, _Waiting-woman to Porcia. Witty, contriving, and faithful to her mistress._ +Ernesto+, } _Servants to Don +Sancho+, } Antonio._ +Silvio+, } +Geraldo+, } +Pedro+, } _Servants to Don +Bernardino+, } Henrique._ +Jago+, } _The Corregidor and Attendants._[39] _The Scene, Seville._ THE ADVENTURES OF FIVE HOURS.[40] ACT I. +Scene+--_Don Antonio's house._ _Enter +Don Henrique+._ +Don H.+ How happy are the men of easy phlegm, Born on the confines of indifference: Holding from nature the securest tenure, The peaceful empire o'er themselves; which we, Th' unhappy men of fire, without the aids Of mighty reason or almighty grace, Are all our lives contending for in vain, 'Tis evident, that solid happiness Is founded on the conquest of our passions; But since they are the favourites of sense, Self-love bribes reason still in their defence: Thus in a calm I reason; but when cross'd, The pilot quits the helm, and I am toss'd. _Enter +Silvio+._ +Sil.+ Sir, Don Carlos is without. +Don H.+ Wait on him in. _Enter +Don Carlos+._ +Don C.+ Cousin, methinks this day hath longer seem'd Than usual; since 'tis so far advanc'd Without our seeing one another. +Don H.+ If I had not been hinder'd by some business, I should, ere this, have seen you, t' have told you Some pleasing news I lately have receiv'd: You have so often borne with my distempers, 'Tis fit that once, at least, you should partake Of my good-humour. +Don C.+ What cause soever has produc'd this change, I heartily rejoice in the effect; And may it long continue. +Don H.+ I can inform you by experience now, How great a satisfaction 'tis to find A heart and head eas'd of a weighty care; For a gentleman of my warm temper, Jealous of the honour of his family, (As yet ne'er blemish'd) to be fairly freed From the tuition of an orphan sister, Rich, beautiful and young.