_Gon._ What, did he think to walk invisibly before our eyes? And he had Gyges' ring I would find him. _Herc._ 'Fore Jove, you rated him with emphasis. _Gon._ Did we not shake the prince with energy? 280 _Herc._ With Ciceronian elocution? _Gon._ And most pathetic, piercing oratory? _Herc._ If he have any wit in him, he will make sweet use of it. _Gon._ Nay, he shall make sweet use of it ere I have done. Lord, what overweening fools these young men be, that think us old men sots! _Herc._ Arrant asses. _Gon._ Doting idiots, when we, God wot--ha, ha! 'las, silly souls! 290 _Herc._ Poor weak creatures, to men of approved reach. _Gon._ Full years. _Herc._ Of wise experience. _Gon._ And approved wit. _Herc._ Nay, as for your wit---- _Gon._ Count Granuffo, as I live, this Faunus is a rare understander of men--is a' not? Faunus, this Granuffo is a right wise good lord, a man of excellent discourse and never speaks his signs to me, and men of profound reach instruct abundantly; he begs suits with signs, gives thanks with signs, puts off his hat leisurely, maintains his beard learnedly, keeps his lust privately, makes a nodding leg courtly, and lives happily. 303 _Herc._ Silence is an excellent modest grace, but especially before so instructing a wisdom as that of your excellency's. As for his advancement, you gave it most royally, because he deserves it least duly, since to give to virtuous desert is rather a due requital than a princely magnificence, when to undeservingness it is merely all bounty and free grace. 310 _Gon._ Well spoke, 'tis enough. Don Granuffo, this Faunus is a very worthy fellow, and an excellent courtier, and beloved of most of the princes of Christendom, I can tell you; for howsoever some severer dissembler grace him not when he affronts him in the full face, yet, if he comes behind or on the one side, he'll leer and put back his head upon him. Be sure, be you two precious to each other. _Herc._ Sir, myself, my family, my fortunes, are all devoted, I protest, most religiously to your service. I vow my whole self only proud in being acknowledged by you, but as your creature; and my only utmost ambition is by my sword or soul to testify how sincerely I am consecrated to your adoration. 324 _Gon._ 'Tis enough; art a gentleman, Fawn? _Herc._ Not uneminently[213] descended; for were the pedigrees of some fortunately mounted, searched, they would be secretly found to be of the blood of the poor Fawn. 329