Comedy plays; Florence (Italy) -- Drama; Married women -- Drama; Runaway husbands -- Drama
PAROLLES. [To BERTRAM] These things shall be done, sir.
LAFEU. Pray you, sir, who's his tailor?
PAROLLES. Sir!
LAFEU. O, I know him well. Ay, sir; he, sir, 's a good workman,
a
very good tailor.
BERTRAM. [Aside to PAROLLES] Is she gone to the King?
PAROLLES. She is.
BERTRAM. Will she away to-night?
PAROLLES. As you'll have her.
BERTRAM. I have writ my letters, casketed my treasure,
Given order for our horses; and to-night,
When I should take possession of the bride,
End ere I do begin.
LAFEU. A good traveller is something at the latter end of a
dinner;
but one that lies three-thirds and uses a known truth to pass
a
thousand nothings with, should be once heard and thrice
beaten.
God save you, Captain.
BERTRAM. Is there any unkindness between my lord and you,
monsieur?
PAROLLES. I know not how I have deserved to run into my lord's
displeasure.
LAFEU. You have made shift to run into 't, boots and spurs and
all,
like him that leapt into the custard; and out of it you'll
run
again, rather than suffer question for your residence.
BERTRAM. It may be you have mistaken him, my lord.
LAFEU. And shall do so ever, though I took him at's prayers.
Fare you well, my lord; and believe this of me: there can be
no
kernal in this light nut; the soul of this man is his
clothes;
trust him not in matter of heavy consequence; I have kept of
them
tame, and know their natures. Farewell, monsieur; I have
spoken
better of you than you have or will to deserve at my hand;
but we
must do good against evil. Exit
PAROLLES. An idle lord, I swear.
BERTRAM. I think so.
PAROLLES. Why, do you not know him?
BERTRAM. Yes, I do know him well; and common speech
Gives him a worthy pass. Here comes my clog.
Enter HELENA
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