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SCENE II. Lawn before the Duke's palace.SCENE II. Lawn before the Duke's palace.
Enter CELIA and ROSALIND CELIAI pray thee, Rosalind, sweet my coz, be merry.
ROSALINDDear Celia, I show more mirth than I am mistress of;
and would you yet I were merrier? Unless you could
teach me to forget a banished father, you must not
learn me how to remember any extraordinary pleasure.
CELIAHerein I see thou lovest me not with the full weight
that I love thee. If my uncle, thy banished father,
had banished thy uncle, the duke my father, so thou
hadst been still with me, I could have taught my
love to take thy father for mine: so wouldst thou,
if the truth of thy love to me were so righteously
tempered as mine is to thee.
ROSALINDWell, I will forget the condition of my estate, to
rejoice in yours.
CELIAYou know my father hath no child but I, nor none is
like to have: and, truly, when he dies, thou shalt
be his heir, for what he hath taken away from thy
father perforce, I will render thee again in
affection; by mine honour, I will; and when I break
that oath, let me turn monster: therefore, my
sweet Rose, my dear Rose, be merry.
ROSALINDFrom henceforth I will, coz, and devise sports. Let
me see; what think you of falling in love?
CELIAMarry, I prithee, do, to make sport withal: but
love no man in good earnest; nor no further in sport
neither than with safety of a pure blush thou mayst
in honour come off again.
ROSALINDWhat shall be our sport, then?
CELIALet us sit and mock the good housewife Fortune from
her wheel, that her gifts may henceforth be bestowed equally.
ROSALINDI would we could do so, for her benefits are
mightily misplaced, and the bountiful blind woman
doth most mistake in her gifts to women.
CELIA'Tis true; for those that she makes fair she scarce
makes honest, and those that she makes honest she
makes very ill-favouredly.
ROSALINDNay, now thou goest from Fortune's office to
Nature's: Fortune reigns in gifts of the world,
not in the lineaments of Nature.
Enter TOUCHSTONE
CELIANo? when Nature hath made a fair creature, may she
not by Fortune fall into the fire? Though Nature
hath given us wit to flout at Fortune, hath not
Fortune sent in this fool to cut off the argument?
ROSALINDIndeed, there is Fortune too hard for Nature, when
Fortune makes Nature's natural the cutter-off of
Nature's wit.
CELIAPeradventure this is not Fortune's work neither, but
Nature's; who perceiveth our natural wits too dull
to reason of such goddesses and hath sent this
natural for our whetstone; for always the dulness of
the fool is the whetstone of the wits. How now,
wit! whither wander you?
TOUCHSTONEMistress, you must come away to your father.
CELIAWere you made the messenger?
TOUCHSTONENo, by mine honour, but I was bid to come for you.
ROSALINDWhere learned you that oath, fool?
TOUCHSTONEOf a certain knight that swore by his honour they
were good pancakes and swore by his honour the
mustard was naught: now I'll stand to it, the
pancakes were naught and the mustard was good, and
yet was not the knight forsworn.
CELIAHow prove you that, in the great heap of your
knowledge?
ROSALINDAy, marry, now unmuzzle your wisdom.
TOUCHSTONEStand you both forth now: stroke your chins, and
swear by your beards that I am a knave.
CELIABy our beards, if we had them, thou art.
TOUCHSTONEBy my knavery, if I had it, then I were; but if you
swear by that that is not, you are not forsworn: no
more was this knight swearing by his honour, for he
never had any; or if he had, he had sworn it away
before ever he saw those pancakes or that mustard.
CELIAPrithee, who is't that thou meanest?
TOUCHSTONEOne that old Frederick, your father, loves.
CELIAMy father's love is enough to honour him: enough!
speak no more of him; you'll be whipped for taxation
one of these days.
TOUCHSTONEThe more pity, that fools may not speak wisely what
wise men do foolishly.
CELIABy my troth, thou sayest true; for since the little
wit that fools have was silenced, the little foolery
that wise men have makes a great show. Here comes
Monsieur Le Beau.
ROSALINDWith his mouth full of news.
CELIAWhich he will put on us, as pigeons feed their young.
ROSALINDThen shall we be news-crammed.
CELIAAll the better; we shall be the more marketable.
Enter LE BEAU
Bon jour, Monsieur Le Beau: what's the news?
LE BEAUFair princess, you have lost much good sport.
CELIASport! of what colour?
LE BEAUWhat colour, madam! how shall I answer you?
ROSALINDAs wit and fortune will.
TOUCHSTONEOr as the Destinies decree.
CELIAWell said: that was laid on with a trowel.
TOUCHSTONENay, if I keep not my rank,--
ROSALINDThou losest thy old smell.
LE BEAUYou amaze me, ladies: I would have told you of good
wrestling, which you have lost the sight of.
ROSALINDYou tell us the manner of the wrestling.
LE BEAUI will tell you the beginning; and, if it please
your ladyships, you may see the end; for the best is
yet to do; and here, where you are, they are coming
to perform it.
CELIAWell, the beginning, that is dead and buried.
LE BEAUThere comes an old man and his three sons,--
CELIAI could match this beginning with an old tale.
LE BEAUThree proper young men, of excellent growth and presence.
ROSALINDWith bills on their necks, 'Be it known unto all men
by these presents.'
LE BEAUThe eldest of the three wrestled with Charles, the
duke's wrestler; which Charles in a moment threw him
and broke three of his ribs, that there is little
hope of life in him: so he served the second, and
so the third. Yonder they lie; the poor old man,
their father, making such pitiful dole over them
that all the beholders take his part with weeping.
ROSALINDAlas!
TOUCHSTONEBut what is the sport, monsieur, that the ladies
have lost?
LE BEAUWhy, this that I speak of.
TOUCHSTONEThus men may grow wiser every day: it is the first
time that ever I heard breaking of ribs was sport
for ladies.
CELIAOr I, I promise thee.
ROSALINDBut is there any else longs to see this broken music
in his sides? is there yet another dotes upon
rib-breaking? Shall we see this wrestling, cousin?
LE BEAUYou must, if you stay here; for here is the place
appointed for the wrestling, and they are ready to
perform it.
CELIAYonder, sure, they are coming: let us now stay and see it.
Flourish. Enter DUKE FREDERICK, Lords, ORLANDO, CHARLES, and Attendants
DUKE FREDERICKCome on: since the youth will not be entreated, his
own peril on his forwardness.
ROSALINDIs yonder the man?
LE BEAUEven he, madam.
CELIAAlas, he is too young! yet he looks successfully.
DUKE FREDERICKHow now, daughter and cousin! are you crept hither
to see the wrestling?
ROSALINDAy, my liege, so please you give us leave.
DUKE FREDERICKYou will take little delight in it, I can tell you;
there is such odds in the man. In pity of the
challenger's youth I would fain dissuade him, but he
will not be entreated. Speak to him, ladies; see if
you can move him.
CELIACall him hither, good Monsieur Le Beau.
DUKE FREDERICKDo so: I'll not be by.
LE BEAUMonsieur the challenger, the princesses call for you.
ORLANDOI attend them with all respect and duty.
ROSALINDYoung man, have you challenged Charles the wrestler?
ORLANDONo, fair princess; he is the general challenger: I
come but in, as others do, to try with him the
strength of my youth.
CELIAYoung gentleman, your spirits are too bold for your
years. You have seen cruel proof of this man's
strength: if you saw yourself with your eyes or
knew yourself with your judgment, the fear of your
adventure would counsel you to a more equal
enterprise. We pray you, for your own sake, to
embrace your own safety and give over this attempt.
ROSALINDDo, young sir; your reputation shall not therefore
be misprised: we will make it our suit to the duke
that the wrestling might not go forward.
ORLANDOI beseech you, punish me not with your hard
thoughts; wherein I confess me much guilty, to deny
so fair and excellent ladies any thing. But let
your fair eyes and gentle wishes go with me to my
trial: wherein if I be foiled, there is but one
shamed that was never gracious; if killed, but one
dead that was willing to be so: I shall do my
friends no wrong, for I have none to lament me, the
world no injury, for in it I have nothing; only in
the world I fill up a place, which may be better
supplied when I have made it empty.
ROSALINDThe little strength that I have, I would it were with you.
CELIAAnd mine, to eke out hers.
ROSALINDFare you well: pray heaven I be deceived in you!
CELIAYour heart's desires be with you!
CHARLESCome, where is this young gallant that is so
desirous to lie with his mother earth?
ORLANDOReady, sir; but his will hath in it a more modest working.
DUKE FREDERICKYou shall try but one fall.
CHARLESNo, I warrant your grace, you shall not entreat him
to a second, that have so mightily persuaded him
from a first.
ORLANDOAn you mean to mock me after, you should not have
mocked me before: but come your ways.
ROSALINDNow Hercules be thy speed, young man!
CELIAI would I were invisible, to catch the strong
fellow by the leg.
They wrestle
ROSALINDO excellent young man!
CELIAIf I had a thunderbolt in mine eye, I can tell who
should down.
Shout. CHARLES is thrown
DUKE FREDERICKNo more, no more.
ORLANDOYes, I beseech your grace: I am not yet well breathed.
DUKE FREDERICKHow dost thou, Charles?
LE BEAUHe cannot speak, my lord.
DUKE FREDERICKBear him away. What is thy name, young man?
ORLANDOOrlando, my liege; the youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys.
DUKE FREDERICKI would thou hadst been son to some man else:
The world esteem'd thy father honourable,
But I did find him still mine enemy:
Thou shouldst have better pleased me with this deed,
Hadst thou descended from another house.
But fare thee well; thou art a gallant youth:
I would thou hadst told me of another father.
Exeunt DUKE FREDERICK, train, and LE BEAU
CELIAWere I my father, coz, would I do this?
ORLANDOI am more proud to be Sir Rowland's son,
His youngest son; and would not change that calling,
To be adopted heir to Frederick.
ROSALINDMy father loved Sir Rowland as his soul,
And all the world was of my father's mind:
Had I before known this young man his son,
I should have given him tears unto entreaties,
Ere he should thus have ventured.
CELIAGentle cousin,
Let us go thank him and encourage him:
My father's rough and envious disposition
Sticks me at heart. Sir, you have well deserved:
If you do keep your promises in love
But justly, as you have exceeded all promise,
Your mistress shall be happy.
ROSALINDGentleman,
Giving him a chain from her neck
Wear this for me, one out of suits with fortune,
That could give more, but that her hand lacks means.
Shall we go, coz?
CELIAAy. Fare you well, fair gentleman.
ORLANDOCan I not say, I thank you? My better parts
Are all thrown down, and that which here stands up
Is but a quintain, a mere lifeless block.
ROSALINDHe calls us back: my pride fell with my fortunes;
I'll ask him what he would. Did you call, sir?
Sir, you have wrestled well and overthrown
More than your enemies.
CELIAWill you go, coz?
ROSALINDHave with you. Fare you well.
Exeunt ROSALIND and CELIA
ORLANDOWhat passion hangs these weights upon my tongue?
I cannot speak to her, yet she urged conference.
O poor Orlando, thou art overthrown!
Or Charles or something weaker masters thee.
Re-enter LE BEAU
LE BEAUGood sir, I do in friendship counsel you
To leave this place. Albeit you have deserved
High commendation, true applause and love,
Yet such is now the duke's condition
That he misconstrues all that you have done.
The duke is humorous; what he is indeed,
More suits you to conceive than I to speak of.
ORLANDOI thank you, sir: and, pray you, tell me this:
Which of the two was daughter of the duke
That here was at the wrestling?
LE BEAUNeither his daughter, if we judge by manners;
But yet indeed the lesser is his daughter
The other is daughter to the banish'd duke,
And here detain'd by her usurping uncle,
To keep his daughter company; whose loves
Are dearer than the natural bond of sisters.
But I can tell you that of late this duke
Hath ta'en displeasure 'gainst his gentle niece,
Grounded upon no other argument
But that the people praise her for her virtues
And pity her for her good father's sake;
And, on my life, his malice 'gainst the lady
Will suddenly break forth. Sir, fare you well:
Hereafter, in a better world than this,
I shall desire more love and knowledge of you.
ORLANDOI rest much bounden to you: fare you well.
Exit LE BEAU
Thus must I from the smoke into the smother;
From tyrant duke unto a tyrant brother:
But heavenly Rosalind!
Exit
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