_Amb._ Methinks, y'are much too bold; you should a little Remember us, brother, next to be honest duke. _Sup._ Ay, it shall be as easy for you to be duke As to be honest; and that's never, i' faith. [_Aside._ _Amb._ Well, cold he is by this time; and because We're both ambitious, be it our amity, And let the glory be shared equally. _Sup._ I am content to that. _Amb._ This night our younger brother shall out of prison: I have a trick. _Sup._ A trick! prythee, what is't? _Amb._ We'll get him out by a wile. _Sup._ Prythee, what wile? _Amb._ No, sir; you shall not know it, till it be done; For then you'd swear 'twere yours. _Enter an_ Officer. _Sup._ How now, what's he? _Amb._ One of the officers. _Sup._ Desired news. _Amb._ How now, my friend? _Off._ My lords, under your pardon, I am allotted To that desertless office, to present you With the yet bleeding head-- _Sup._ Ha, ha! excellent. _Amb._ All's sure our own: brother, canst weep, think'st thou? 'Twould grace our flattery much; think of some dame; 'Twill teach thee to dissemble. _Sup._ I have thought;--now for yourself. _Amb._ Our sorrows are so fluent, Our eyes o'erflow our tongues; words spoke in tears Are like the murmurs of the waters--the sound Is loudly heard, but cannot be distinguished. _Sup._ How died he, pray? _Off._ O, full of rage and spleen. _Sup._ He died most valiantly, then; we're glad to hear it. _Off._ We could not woo him once to pray. _Amb._ He showed himself a gentlemen in that: Give him his due. _Off._ But, in the stead of prayer, He drew forth oaths. _Sup._ Then did he pray, dear heart, Although you understood him not? _Off._ My lords, E'en at his last, with pardon be it spoke, He cursed you both. _Sup._ He cursed us? 'las, good soul! _Amb._ It was not in our powers, but the duke's pleasure. Finely dissembled a both sides, sweet fate; O happy opportunity! [_Aside._ _Enter_ LUSSURIOSO. _Lus._ Now, my lords. _Amb. and Sup._ O!-- _Lus._ Why do you shun me, brothers? You may come nearer now: The savour of the prison has forsook me. I thank such kind lords as yourselves, I'm free. _Amb._ Alive! _Sup._ In health! _Amb._ Released! We were both e'en amazed with joy to see it. _Lus._ I am much to thank to you. _Sup._ Faith, we spared no tongue unto my lord the duke. _Amb._ I know your delivery, brother, Had not been half so sudden but for us. _Sup._ O, how we pleaded! _Lus._ Most deserving brothers! In my best studies I will think of it. [_Exit._ _Amb._ O death and vengeance! _Sup._ Hell and torments! _Amb._ Slave, cam'st thou to delude us? _Off._ Delude you, my lords? _Sup._ Ay, villain, where's his head now? _Off._ Why here, my lord; Just after his delivery, you both came With warrant from the duke to behead your brother. _Amb._ Ay, our brother, the duke's son.