And all those swearings keep as true in soul, Duke. Give me thy hand; And let me see thee in thy woman's weeds. Vio. The captain, that did bring me first on shore, A gentleman, and follower of my lady's. Oli. He shall enlarge him :-Fetch Malvolio hither :And yet, alas, now I remember me, They say, poor gentleman, he's much distract. Re-enter Clown, with a letter. A most extracting frenzy of mine own From my remembrance clearly banish'd his.- Clo. Truly, madam, he holds Belzebub at the stave's end, as well as a man in his case may do: he'as here write a letter to you; I should have given it you to-day morning; but as a madman's epistles are no gospels, so it skills not much, when they are delivered. Oli. Open it, and read it. Clo. Look then to be well edified, when the fool delivers the madman:-By the Lord, madam,- [Reads. Oli. How now! art thou mad? Clo. No, madam, I do but read madness: an your ladyship will have it as it ought to be, you must allow vox Oli. Pr'ythee, read i' thy right wits. Clo. So I do, madona; but to read his right wits, is to read thus therefore perpend, my princess, and give ear. Oli. Read it you, sirrah. [TO FABIAN. Fab. [reads.] By the Lord, madam, you wrong me, and the world shall know it: though you have put me into darkness, and given your drunken cousin rule over me, yet have I the benefit of my senses as well as your ladyship. I have your own letter that induced me to the semblance I put on; with the which I doubt not but to do myself much right, or you much shame. Think of me as [4] i. e. a frenzy that drew me away from every thing but its own object. WARBURTON [5] To represent his present state of mind, is to read a madman's letter as I now do, like a madman. JOHNSON you please. I leave my duty a little unthought of, and speak out of my injury. Oli. Did he write this? Clo. Ay, madam. The madly-used MALVOLIO Duke. This savours not much of distraction. Oli. See him deliver'd, Fabian; bring him hither.— [Exit FABIAN My lord, so please you, these things further thought on, To think me as well a sister as a wife, One day shall crown the alliance on't, so please you, Duke. Madam, I am most apt to embrace your offer. -Your master quits you; and, for your service done him, So much against the mettle of your sex, So far beneath your soft and tender breeding, Oli. A sister?-you are she. Re-enter FABIAN with MALVOLIO. Duke. Is this the madman ? Oli. Ay, my lord, this same : How now, Malvolio? Mal. Madam, you have done me wrong, Notorious wrong. Oli. Have I, Malvolio? no. [TO VIOLA Mal. Lady, you have. Pray you, peruse that letter You must not now deny it is your hand, Write from it, if you can, in hand, or phrase; Why you have given me such clear lights of favour; [6] People of less dignity or importance. JOHNS. [7] A fool. JOHNS. That e'er invention play'd on? tell me why? First told me, thou wast mad; then cam'st in smiling, Fab. Good madam, hear me speak ; And let no quarrel, nor no brawl to come, That have on both sides past. Oli. Alas, poor fool! how have they baffled thee! Clo. Why, some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrown upon them. I was one, sir in this interlude; one sir Topas, sir; but that's al one: By the Lord, fool, I am not mad ;-But do you remember? Madam, why laugh you at such a barren rascal? an you smile not, he's gagg'd: And thus the whirli gig of time brings in his revenges. Mal. I'll be revenged on the whole pack of you. [Exit Oli. He hath been most notoriously abus'd: Duke. Pursue him, and entreat him to a peace : He hath not told us of the captain yet; A solemn combination shall be made Of our dear souls-Meantime, sweet sister, 18] i. e. shall serve, agree, be convenient. DOUCE. When that is known and golden time convents,R We will not part from hence.-Cesario, come SONG. Clo. When that I was and a little tiny boy, But when I came to man's estate, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain, But when I came, alas! to wive, But when I came unto my bed, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain, A great while ago the world begun, Exeunt. END OF VOL. II. |