_Sim._ Ay, but when you were gone the rogue beat me.
_Lav._ Now, take my counsel: listen. 229
_Mel._ A pretty youth; a pretty well-shaped youth: a
good leg, a very good eye, a sweet ingenious[526] face, and
I warrant a good wit; nay, which is more, if he be
poor, I assure my soul he is chaste and honest; good
faith, I fancy I fancy him: ay, and I may chance;--well,
I'll think the rest.
_Qua._ I say, be careless still: court her without compliment;
take spirit.
_Lav._ Were' not a pleasing jest for me to clothe
Another rascal like Albano, say,
And rumour him return'd, without all deceit? 240
Would not beget errors most ridiculous?
_Qua._ _Meletza, bella, bellezza! Madonna, bella, bella,
gentelezza!_ prithee kiss this initiated gallant.
_Mel._ How would it please you I should respect ye?
_Lam._ As anything, What You Will, as nothing.
_Mel._ As nothing! How will you value my love?
_Lam._ Why, just as you respect me--as nothing; for
out of nothing, nothing is bred: so nothing shall not
beget anything, anything bring nothing, nothing bring
anything, anything and nothing shall be What You
Will; my speech mounting to the value of myself, which
is---- 252
_Mel._ What, sweet----
_Lam._ Your nothing, light as yourself, senseless as
your sex, and just as you would ha' me--nothing.
_Mel._ Your wit skips a morisco; but, by the brightest
spangle of my tire, I vouchsafe you entire unaffected
favour.
Wear this, gentle spirit, be not proud;
Believe it, youth, slow speech swift love doth often shroud. 260
_Lam._ My soul's entranced; your favour doth transport
My sense past sense, by your adorèd graces;
I doat, am rapt!
_Mel._ Nay, if you fall to passion and past sense,
My breast's no harbour for your love. Go, pack! hence!
_Qua._ Uds fut! thou gull! thou inky scholar! Ha, thou
whoreson fop!
Wilt not thou clap into our fashion'd gallantry?
Couldst not be proud and scornful, loose and vain?
God's my heart's object! what a plague is this?
_My soul's entranced!_ Fut! couldst not clip and kiss?
_My soul's entranced!_ ten thousand crowns at least 271
Lost, lost. _My soul's entranced!_ Love's life, O beast!
_Alb._ [_without_]. Celia, open; open, Celia: I would
enter: open, Celia!
_Fran._ [_without_]. Celia, open; open, Celia: I would
enter: open, Celia!
_Alb._ [_without_]. What, Celia, let in thy husband,
Albano: what, Celia!
_Fran._ [_without_]. What, Celia, let in thy husband,
Albano: what, Celia! 280
_Alb._ [_without_]. Uds f-f-f-fut! let Albano enter.
_Fran._ [_without_]. Uds f-f-f-fut! let Albano enter.
_Cel._ Sweet breast, you ha' play'd the wag, i'faith!
_Lav._[527] Believe it, sweet, not I.
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