Do not embrace me, till each circumstance Of place, time, fortune, do cohere, and jump, I'll bring you to a captain in this town, Where lie my maiden weeds; by whose gentle help But nature to her bias drew in that. [TO VIOLA. Thou never shouldst love woman like to me. 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, maid's garments: he, upon some action, Hath my Is now in durance, at Malvolio's suit, A gentleman and follower of my lady's. Ŏli. 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 banished his.- Clo. Truly, madam, he holds Beelzebub at the stave's end, as well as a man in his case may do; he has here writ a letter to you; I should have given it to 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,— 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, madonna; 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 you please. I leave my duty a little unthought of, and speak out of my injury. The madly-used Malvolio. Oli. Did he write this? Duke. This savers not much of distraction. Oli. See him delivered, 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 [To VIOLA]; and, for your service done him, And since So much against the mettle of your sex, Oli. A sister? You are she. Re-enter FABIAN, with MALVOLIO. Is this the madman? Notorious wrong. Oli. Ay, my lord, this same: Madam, you have done me wrong, Have I, Malvolio? No. 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; W You can say none of this: well, grant it then, Why you have given me such clear lights of favor; First told me thou wast mad: then cam'st in smiling, Of thine own cause. Fab. Good madam, hear me speak; And let no quarrel, nor no brawl to come, Taint the condition of this present hour, Which I have wondered at. In hope it shall not, 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 all 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 gagged: And thus the whirligig of Time brings in his revenges. Mal. I'll be revenged on the whole pack of you. [Exit. Ol. He hath been most notoriously abused. Duke. Pursue him, and entreat him to a peace: When that is known, and golden time convents, Of our dear souls.-Mean time, sweet sister, [Exeunt. SONG. Clo. When that I was and a little tiny boy, For the rain it raineth every day. But when I came to man's estate, But when I came, alas! to wive, But when I came unto my bed, A great while ago the world begun, And we'll strive to please you every day. [Exit. |