Foranyorforalltheseexercises，HesaidthatProteusyoursonwasmeet，AnddidrequestmetoimportuneyouTolethimspendhistimenomoreathome，Whichwouldbegreatimpeachmenttohisage，Inhavingknownnotravelinhisyouth。ANTONIONorneed\'stthoumuchimportunemetothatWhereonthismonthIhavebeenhammering。
Ihaveconsider\'dwellhislossoftimeAndhowhecannotbeaperfectman，Notbeingtriedandtutor\'dintheworld:
ExperienceisbyindustryachievedAndperfectedbytheswiftcourseoftime。
Thentellme，whitherwereIbesttosendhim？PANTHINOIthinkyourlordshipisnotignorantHowhiscompanion，youthfulValentine，Attendstheemperorinhisroyalcourt。ANTONIOIknowitwell。PANTHINO\'Tweregood，Ithink，yourlordshipsenthimthither:
Thereshallhepractisetiltsandtournaments，Hearsweetdiscourse，conversewithnoblemen。
AndbeineyeofeveryexerciseWorthyhisyouthandnoblenessofbirth。ANTONIOIlikethycounsel;wellhastthouadvised:
AndthatthoumaystperceivehowwellIlikeit，Theexecutionofitshallmakeknown。
EvenwiththespeediestexpeditionIwilldispatchhimtotheemperor\'scourt。PANTHINOTo—morrow，mayitpleaseyou，DonAlphonso，Withothergentlemenofgoodesteem，ArejourneyingtosalutetheemperorAndtocommendtheirservicetohiswill。ANTONIOGoodcompany;withthemshallProteusgo:
And，ingoodtime！nowwillwebreakwithhim。
EnterPROTEUSPROTEUSSweetlove！sweetlines！sweetlife！
Hereisherhand，theagentofherheart;
Hereisheroathforlove，herhonour\'spawn。
O，thatourfatherswouldapplaudourloves，Tosealourhappinesswiththeirconsents！
OheavenlyJulia！ANTONIOHownow！whatletterareyoureadingthere？PROTEUSMay\'tpleaseyourlordship，\'tisawordortwoOfcommendationssentfromValentine，Deliver\'dbyafriendthatcamefromhim。ANTONIOLendmetheletter;letmeseewhatnews。PROTEUSThereisnonews，mylord，butthathewritesHowhappilyhelives，howwellbelovedAnddailygracedbytheemperor;
Wishingmewithhim，partnerofhisfortune。ANTONIOAndhowstandyouaffectedtohiswish？PROTEUSAsonerelyingonyourlordship\'swillAndnotdependingonhisfriendlywish。ANTONIOMywillissomethingsortedwithhiswish。
MusenotthatIthussuddenlyproceed;
ForwhatIwill，Iwill，andthereanend。
IamresolvedthatthoushaltspendsometimeWithValentinusintheemperor\'scourt:
Whatmaintenancehefromhisfriendsreceives，Likeexhibitionthoushalthavefromme。
To—morrowbeinreadinesstogo:
Excuseitnot，forIamperemptory。PROTEUSMylord，Icannotbesosoonprovided:
Pleaseyou，deliberateadayortwo。ANTONIOLook，whatthouwant\'stshallbesentafterthee:
Nomoreofstay！to—morrowthoumustgo。
Comeon，Panthino:youshallbeemploy\'dTohastenonhisexpedition。
ExeuntANTONIOandPANTHINOPROTEUSThushaveIshunn\'dthefireforfearofburning，Anddrench\'dmeinthesea，whereIamdrown\'d。
Ifear\'dtoshowmyfatherJulia\'sletter，Lestheshouldtakeexceptionstomylove;
AndwiththevantageofmineownexcuseHathheexceptedmostagainstmylove。
O，howthisspringofloveresemblethTheuncertaingloryofanAprilday，Whichnowshowsallthebeautyofthesun，Andbyandbyacloudtakesallaway！
Re—enterPANTHINOPANTHINOSirProteus，yourfathercallsforyou:
Heisinhaste;therefore，Iprayyoutogo。PROTEUSWhy，thisitis:myheartaccordsthereto，Andyetathousandtimesitanswers\'no。\'
ExeuntACTIISCENEI。Milan。TheDUKE\'spalace。EnterVALENTINEandSPEEDSPEEDSir，yourglove。VALENTINENotmine;myglovesareon。SPEEDWhy，then，thismaybeyours，forthisisbutone。VALENTINEHa！letmesee:ay，giveitme，it\'smine:
Sweetornamentthatdecksathingdivine！
Ah，Silvia，Silvia！SPEEDMadamSilvia！MadamSilvia！VALENTINEHownow，sirrah？SPEEDSheisnotwithinhearing，sir。VALENTINEWhy，sir，whobadeyoucallher？SPEEDYourworship，sir;orelseImistook。VALENTINEWell，you\'llstillbetooforward。SPEEDAndyetIwaslastchiddenforbeingtooslow。VALENTINEGoto，sir:tellme，doyouknowMadamSilvia？SPEEDShethatyourworshiploves？VALENTINEWhy，howknowyouthatIaminlove？SPEEDMarry，bythesespecialmarks:first，youhavelearned，likeSirProteus，towreatheyourarms，likeamalecontent;torelishalove—song，likearobin—redbreast;towalkalone，likeonethathadthepestilence;tosigh，likeaschool—boythathadlosthisABC;toweep，likeayoungwenchthathadburiedhergrandam;tofast，likeonethattakesdiet;towatchlikeonethatfearsrobbing;tospeakpuling，likeabeggaratHallowmas。Youwerewont，whenyoulaughed，tocrowlikeacock;whenyouwalked，towalklikeoneofthelions;whenyoufasted，itwaspresentlyafterdinner;whenyoulookedsadly，itwasforwantofmoney:andnowyouaremetamorphosedwithamistress，that，whenIlookonyou，Icanhardlythinkyoumymaster。VALENTINEAreallthesethingsperceivedinme？SPEEDTheyareallperceivedwithoutye。VALENTINEWithoutme？theycannot。SPEEDWithoutyou？nay，that\'scertain，for，withoutyouweresosimple，noneelsewould:butyouaresowithoutthesefollies，thatthesefolliesarewithinyouandshinethroughyoulikethewaterinanurinal，thatnotaneyethatseesyoubutisaphysiciantocommentonyourmalady。VALENTINEButtellme，dostthouknowmyladySilvia？SPEEDShethatyougazeonsoasshesitsatsupper？VALENTINEHastthouobservedthat？evenshe，Imean。SPEEDWhy，sir，Iknowhernot。VALENTINEDostthouknowherbymygazingonher，andyetknowesthernot？SPEEDIsshenothard—favoured，sir？VALENTINENotsofair，boy，aswell—favoured。SPEEDSir，Iknowthatwellenough。VALENTINEWhatdostthouknow？SPEEDThatsheisnotsofairas，ofyou，well—favoured。VALENTINEImeanthatherbeautyisexquisite，butherfavourinfinite。SPEEDThat\'sbecausetheoneispaintedandtheotheroutofallcount。VALENTINEHowpainted？andhowoutofcount？SPEEDMarry，sir，sopainted，tomakeherfair，thatnomancountsofherbeauty。VALENTINEHowesteemestthoume？Iaccountofherbeauty。SPEEDYouneversawhersinceshewasdeformed。VALENTINEHowlonghathshebeendeformed？SPEEDEversinceyoulovedher。VALENTINEIhavelovedhereversinceIsawher;
andstillI
seeherbeautiful。SPEEDIfyouloveher，youcannotseeher。VALENTINEWhy？SPEEDBecauseLoveisblind。O，thatyouhadmineeyes;
oryourowneyeshadthelightstheywerewonttohavewhenyouchidatSirProteusforgoingungartered！VALENTINEWhatshouldIseethen？SPEEDYourownpresentfollyandherpassingdeformity:
forhe，beinginlove，couldnotseetogarterhishose，andyou，beinginlove，cannotseetoputonyourhose。VALENTINEBelike，boy，then，youareinlove;forlastmorningyoucouldnotseetowipemyshoes。SPEEDTrue，sir;Iwasinlovewithmybed:
Ithankyou，youswingedmeformylove，whichmakesmetheboldertochideyouforyours。VALENTINEInconclusion，Istandaffectedtoher。SPEEDIwouldyouwereset，soyouraffectionwouldcease。VALENTINELastnightsheenjoinedmetowritesomelinestoonesheloves。SPEEDAndhaveyou？VALENTINEIhave。SPEEDAretheynotlamelywrit？VALENTINENo，boy，butaswellasIcandothem。
