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第101章 THE LAMENTABLE TRAGEDY OF LOCRINE(101)

As I am? hark you, sir; pray you, what kin is he to good man king of our parish, the church warden?

SEGASTO.

No kin to him; he is the King of the whole land.

MOUSE.

King of the land! I never see him.

SEGASTO.

If thou wilt dwell with me, thou shalt see him every day.

MOUSE.

Shall I go home again to be torn in pieces with bears? no, not I. I will go home & put on a clean shirt, and then go drown my self.

SEGASTO.

Thou shalt not need; if thou wilt dwell with me, thou shalt want nothing.

MOUSE.

Shall I not? then here's my hand; I'll dwell with you.

And hark you, sir, now you have entertained me, Iwill tell you what I can do: I can keep my tongue from picking and stealing, and my hands from lying and slandering, I warrant you, as well as ever you had man in all your life.

SEGASTO.

Now will I to court with sorrowful heart, rounded with doubts.

If Amadine do live, then happy I:

Yea, happy I, if Amadine do live.

[Exeunt.]

ACT II. SCENE I. The Camp of the King of Arragon.

[Enter the King with a young prince prisoner, Amadine, Tremelio, with Collen and counselors.]

KING.

Now, brave Lords, our wars are brought to end, Our foes to the foil, and we in safety rest: