_Speed._ Sir, I could perceive nothing at all from her; 130 no, not so much as a ducat for delivering your letter: and being so hard to me that brought your mind, I fear she'll prove as hard to you in telling your mind. Give her no token but stones; for she's as hard as steel. _Pro._ What said she? nothing? 135 _Speed._ No, not so much as 'Take this for thy pains.' To testify your bounty, I thank you, you have testerned me; in requital whereof, henceforth carry your letters yourself: and so, sir, I'll commend you to my master. _Pro._ Go, go, be gone, to save your ship from wreck, 140 Which cannot perish having thee aboard, Being destined to a drier death on shore. [_Exit Speed._ I must go send some better messenger: I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, Receiving them from such a worthless post. [_Exit._ 145 Notes: I, 1. 8: _with_] _in_ Capell. 19: _my_] F1. _thy_ F2 F3 F4. 21-28: Put in the margin as spurious by Pope. 25: _for_] _but_ Collier MS. 28: _thee_] om. S. Walker conj. See note (II). 30: _fading_] om. Hanmer. 48: _blasting_] _blasted_ Collier MS. 57: _To_] F1. _At_ F2 F3 F4. _To Milan!--let me hear_ Malone conj. 65: _leave_] Pope. _love_ Ff. 69: _Made_] _Make_ Johnson conj. 70: SCENE II. Pope. 70-144: Put in the margin by Pope. 77: _a_] F2 F3 F4. om. F1. 89: _follow_] _follows_ Pope. 102: _astray_] _a stray_ Theobald (Thirlby conj.) _Nay: ... astray,_] Edd. _Nay, ... astray:_ Ff. 105: _a_] _the_ Delius (Capell conj.). 108, 109: Pro. _But what said she?_ Speed. [First nodding] _Ay._] Edd. Pro. _But what said she?_ Sp. _I._ Ff. Pro. _But what said she?_ Speed. _She nodded and said I._ Pope. Pro. _But what said she? Did she nod?_ [Speed nods] Speed. _I._ Theobald. Pro. _But what said she?_ [Speed _nods_] _Did she nod?_ Speed. _I._ Capell. 110: _Nod--Ay--_] _Nod--I,_ Ff. 111, 112: _say ... say_] F1. _said ... said_ F2 F3 F4. 126: _at once_] F1. om. F2 F3 F4. 130-134: Printed as verse in Ff. 130: _from her_] _from her better_ Collier MS. to rhyme with _letter_ in the next line. 132: _brought_] _brought to her_ Collier MS. 133: _your_] F1. _her_ F2 F3 F4. _you her_ Collier MS. 135: _What said she? nothing?_] _What said she, nothing?_ Ff. _What, said she nothing?_ Pope. 137: _as 'Take ... I thank you_] _as 'I thank you; take ..._ Edd. conj. _testerned_] F2 F3 F4. _cestern'd_ F1. 138: _henceforth_] F1 F3 F4. _hencefore_ F2. _letters_] F1. _letter_ F2 F3 F4. SCENE II. _The same. Garden of JULIA'S house._ _Enter JULIA and LUCETTA._ _Jul._ But say, Lucetta, now we are alone, Wouldst thou, then, counsel me to fall in love? _Luc._ Ay, madam; so you stumble not unheedfully. _Jul._ Of all the fair resort of gentlemen That every day with parle encounter me, 5 In thy opinion which is worthiest love?