It turns out that the Fool wants to get hitched to a local girl named Isbel, but he needs the Countess's permission. The Countess and Reynaldo have been gossiping about Helen, but the Fool keeps interrupting.
May jowl horns together like any deer i’ th’ herd.īack at the Countess's house in Roussillon, Bertram's mom hangs out with Lavatch, the Fool, and Reynaldo, her steward. Severed in religion, their heads are both one they 55 Poysam the Papist, howsome’er their hearts are Marriage, for young Charbon the Puritan and old To be what they are, there were no fear in Of my flesh and blood he that cherishes my fleshĪnd blood loves my flesh and blood he that loves He that comforts my wife is the cherisher Me leave to in the crop if I be his cuckold, he’s myĭrudge. He that ears my land spares my team and gives 45 Knaves come to do that for me which I am aweary On by the flesh, and he must needs go that the devil 30ĬOUNTESS Is this all your Worship’s reason?įOOL Faith, madam, I have other holy reasons, suchįOOL I have been, madam, a wicked creature, as youĪnd all flesh and blood are, and indeed I do marryĬOUNTESS Thy marriage sooner than thy wickedness.įOOL I am out o’ friends, madam, and I hope to have 40ĬOUNTESS Such friends are thine enemies, knave.įOOL You’re shallow, madam, in great friends, for the God till I have issue o’ my body, for they say bairnsĬOUNTESS Tell me thy reason why thou wilt marry.įOOL My poor body, madam, requires it. Service is no heritage,Īnd I think I shall never have the blessing of 25 20įOOL I do beg your good will in this case.įOOL In Isbel’s case and mine own. Have your Ladyship’s good will to go to the world, Not, for I know you lack not folly to commit themĪnd have ability enough to make such knaveriesįOOL ’Tis not unknown to you, madam, I am a poorįOOL No, madam, ’tis not so well that I am poor, My past endeavors, for then we wound our modesty 5Īnd make foul the clearness of our deservingsĬOUNTESS What does this knave here? To Fool. STEWARD Madam, the care I have had to even yourĬontent I wish might be found in the calendar of
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