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第141章 THE LAMENTABLE TRAGEDY OF LOCRINE(141)

Moreover, if thou mean to be my wife, Commonly this must be thy use:

To bed at midnight, up at four, Drudge all day and trudge from place to place, Whereby our daily vittel for to win;And last of all, which is the worst of all, No princess then but plain a shepherd's wife.

MOUSE.

Then, god ge you go morrow, goody shepherd!

AMADINE.

It shall not need; if Amadine do live, Thou shalt be crowned king of Arragon.

MOUSE.

Oh, master, laugh! when he's King, then I'll be a queen.

MUCEDORUS.

Then know that which ne'er tofore was known:

I am no shepherd, no Arragonian I, But born of Royal blood--my father's of Valentia King, my mother queen--who for Thy secret sake took this hard task in hand.

AMADINE.

Ah how i joy my fortune is so good.

SEGASTO.

Well now i see, Segasto shall not speed;

But, Mucedorus, I as much do joy, To see thee here within our Court of Arragon, As if a kingdom had befain me. This time I with my heart surrender it to thee.

[He giveth her unto him.]

And loose what right to Amadine I have.

MOUSE.

What a barn's door, and born where my father Was cunstable! a bots on thee, how dost thee?

MUCEDORUS.

Thanks, Segasto; but yet you leveled at the crown.

MOUSE.

Master, bear this and bear all.

SEGASTO.

Why so, sir?