_Gar._ Fawn, I will undo that rascal! He shall starve for any further maintenance. 71 _Herc._ You may make him come to the covering and recovering of his old doublets. _Gar._ He was in fair hope of proving heir to his elder brother, but he has gotten me with child. _Herc._ So, you withdrawing your favour, his present means fail him; and by getting you with child, his future means for ever rest despairful to him. _Gar._ O Heaven! that I could curse him beneath damnation! Impudent varlet! By my reputation, Fawn, I only loved him because I thought I only did not love him. He vowed infinite beauties doted on him! Alas! I was a simple country lady, wore gold buttons, trunk[231] sleeves, and flaggon bracelets. In this state of innocency was I brought up to the court. 85 _Herc._ And now, instead of country innocency, have you got court honesty? Well, madam, leave your brother to my placing; he shall have a special cabin in the ship of fools. _Gar._ Right. Remember he got his elder brother's wife with child, and so deprived himself of th' inheritance. _Herc._ That will stow[232] him under hatches, I warrant you. _Gar._ And so deprived himself of inheritance! Dear Fawn, be my champion! 95 _Herc._ The very scourge of your most basely offending brother. _Gar._ Ignoble villain! that I might but see thee wretched without pity and recovery! Well! _Enter_ HEROD _and_ NYMPHADORO. _Herc._ Stand, Herod; you are full met, sir. 100 _Herod._ But not met full, sir. I am as gaunt as a hunting gelding after three train'd scents! 'Fore Venus, Fawn, I have been shaling[233] of peascods. Upon[234] four great madonnas have I this afternoon grafted the forked tree! _Herc._ Is't possible? _Herod._ Possible! Fie on this satiety!--'tis a dull, blunt, weary, and drowsy passion. Who would be a proper fellow to be thus greedily devoured and swallowed among ladies? Faith, 'tis my torment--my very rack! 111 _Herc._ Right, Herod, true; for imagine all a man possess'd with[235] a perpetual pleasure, like that of generation, even in the highest lusciousness, he straight sinks as unable to bear so continual, so pure, so universal a sensuality. _Herod._ By even truth, 'tis very right; and, for my part, would I were eunuch'd rather than thus suck'd away with kisses, enfeebling dalliance; and O the falling sickness on them all! why did reasonable nature give so strange, so rebellious, so tyrannous, so insatiate parts of appetite to so weak a governess--a[236] woman? 122