_First Lord._ Nay, look not so upon me; we shall hear of your lordship anon. _First Sold._ What is his reputation with the Duke? _Par._ The Duke knows him for no other but a poor officer of mine; and writ to me this other day to turn him 185 out o' the band: I think I have his letter in my pocket. _First Sold._ Marry, we'll search. _Par._ In good sadness, I do not know; either it is there, or it is upon a file with the Duke's other letters in my tent. _First Sold._ Here 'tis; here's a paper: shall I read it to 190 you? _Par._ I do not know if it be it or no. _Ber._ Our interpreter does it well. _First Lord._ Excellently. _First Sold._ [reads] Dian, the count's a fool, and full of gold,-- 195 _Par._ That is not the Duke's letter, sir; that is an advertisement to a proper maid in Florence, one Diana, to take heed of the allurement of one Count Rousillon, a foolish idle boy, but for all that very ruttish: I pray you, sir, put it up again. 200 _First Sold._ Nay, I'll read it first, by your favour. _Par._ My meaning in't, I protest, was very honest in the behalf of the maid; for I knew the young count to be a dangerous and lascivious boy, who is a whale to virginity and devours up all the fry it finds. 205 _Ber._ Damnable both-sides rogue! _First Sold._ [_reads_] When he swears oaths, bid him drop gold, and take it; After he scores, he never pays the score: Half won is match well made; match, and well make it; He ne'er pays after-debts, take it before; 210 And say a soldier, Dian, told thee this, Men are to mell with, boys are not to kiss: For count of this, the count's a fool, I know it, Who pays before, but not when he does owe it. Thine, as he vowed to thee in thine ear, 215 PAROLLES. _Ber._ He shall be whipped through the army with this rhyme in's forehead. _Sec. Lord._ This is your devoted friend, sir, the manifold linguist and the armipotent soldier. 220 _Ber._ I could endure any thing before but a cat, and now he's a cat to me. _First Sold._ I perceive, sir, by the general's looks, we shall be fain to hang you. _Par._ My life, sir, in any case: not that I am afraid to 225 die; but that, my offences being many, I would repent out the remainder of nature: let me live, sir, in a dungeon, i' the stocks, or any where, so I may live. _First Sold._ We'll see what may be done, so you confess freely; therefore, once more to this Captain Dumain: 230 you have answered to his reputation with the Duke and to his valour: what is his honesty?