Peace！
hereshecomes。SPEED[Aside]Oexcellentmotion！Oexceedingpuppet！
Nowwillheinterprettoher。
EnterSILVIAVALENTINEMadamandmistress，athousandgood—morrows。SPEED[Aside]O，giveyegoodeven！here\'samillionofmanners。SILVIASirValentineandservant，toyoutwothousand。SPEED[Aside]Heshouldgiveherinterestandshegivesithim。VALENTINEAsyouenjoin\'dme，IhavewrityourletterUntothesecretnamelessfriendofyours;
WhichIwasmuchunwillingtoproceedinButformydutytoyourladyship。SILVIAIthankyougentleservant:\'tisveryclerklydone。VALENTINENowtrustme，madam，itcamehardlyoff;
ForbeingignoranttowhomitgoesIwritatrandom，verydoubtfully。SILVIAPerchanceyouthinktoomuchofsomuchpains？VALENTINENo，madam;soitsteadyou，IwillwritePleaseyoucommand，athousandtimesasmuch;
Andyet——SILVIAAprettyperiod！Well，Iguessthesequel;
AndyetIwillnotnameit;andyetIcarenot;
Andyettakethisagain;andyetIthankyou，Meaninghenceforthtotroubleyounomore。SPEED[Aside]Andyetyouwill;andyetanother\'yet。\'VALENTINEWhatmeansyourladyship？doyounotlikeit？SILVIAYes，yes;thelinesareveryquaintlywrit;
Butsinceunwillingly，takethemagain。
Nay，takethem。VALENTINEMadam，theyareforyou。SILVIAAy，ay:youwritthem，sir，atmyrequest;
ButIwillnoneofthem;theyareforyou;
Iwouldhavehadthemwritmoremovingly。VALENTINEPleaseyou，I\'llwriteyourladyshipanother。SILVIAAndwhenit\'swrit，formysakereaditover，Andifitpleaseyou，so;ifnot，why，so。VALENTINEIfitpleaseme，madam，whatthen？SILVIAWhy，ifitpleaseyou，takeitforyourlabour:
Andso，goodmorrow，servant。
ExitSPEEDOjestunseen，inscrutable，invisible，Asanoseonaman\'sface，oraweathercockonasteeple！
Mymastersuestoher，andshehathtaughthersuitor，Hebeingherpupil，tobecomehertutor。
Oexcellentdevice！wasthereeverheardabetter，Thatmymaster，beingscribe，tohimselfshouldwritetheletter？VALENTINEHownow，sir？whatareyoureasoningwithyourself？SPEEDNay，Iwasrhyming:\'tisyouthathavethereason。VALENTINETodowhat？SPEEDTobeaspokesmanforMadamSilvia。VALENTINETowhom？SPEEDToyourself:why，shewooesyoubyafigure。VALENTINEWhatfigure？SPEEDByaletter，Ishouldsay。VALENTINEWhy，shehathnotwrittome？SPEEDWhatneedshe，whenshehathmadeyouwritetoyourself？Why，doyounotperceivethejest？VALENTINENo，believeme。SPEEDNobelievingyou，indeed，sir。Butdidyouperceiveherearnest？VALENTINEShegavemenone，exceptanangryword。SPEEDWhy，shehathgivenyoualetter。VALENTINEThat\'stheletterIwrittoherfriend。SPEEDAndthatletterhathshedelivered，andthereanend。VALENTINEIwoulditwerenoworse。SPEEDI\'llwarrantyou，\'tisaswell:
Foroftenhaveyouwrittoher，andshe，inmodesty，Orelseforwantofidletime，couldnotagainreply;
Orfearingelsesomemessengerthatmightherminddiscover，Herselfhathtaughtherlovehimselftowriteuntoherlover。
AllthisIspeakinprint，forinprintIfoundit。
Whymuseyou，sir？\'tisdinner—time。VALENTINEIhavedined。SPEEDAy，buthearken，sir;thoughthechameleonLovecanfeedontheair，Iamonethatamnourishedbymyvictuals，andwouldfainhavemeat。O，benotlikeyourmistress;bemoved，bemoved。
ExeuntSCENEII。Verona。JULIA\'Shouse。EnterPROTEUSandJULIAPROTEUSHavepatience，gentleJulia。JULIAImust，whereisnoremedy。PROTEUSWhenpossiblyIcan，Iwillreturn。JULIAIfyouturnnot，youwillreturnthesooner。
KeepthisremembranceforthyJulia\'ssake。
GivingaringPROTEUSWhythen，we\'llmakeexchange;here，takeyouthis。JULIAAndsealthebargainwithaholykiss。PROTEUSHereismyhandformytrueconstancy;
Andwhenthathouro\'erslipsmeinthedayWhereinIsighnot，Julia，forthysake，ThenextensuinghoursomefoulmischanceTormentmeformylove\'sforgetfulness！
Myfatherstaysmycoming;answernot;
Thetideisnow:nay，notthytideoftears;
ThattidewillstaymelongerthanIshould。
Julia，farewell！
ExitJULIA
What，gonewithoutaword？
Ay，sotrueloveshoulddo:itcannotspeak;
Fortruthhathbetterdeedsthanwordstograceit。
EnterPANTHINOPANTHINOSirProteus，youarestay\'dfor。PROTEUSGo;Icome，Icome。
Alas！thispartingstrikespoorloversdumb。
ExeuntSCENEIII。Thesame。Astreet。EnterLAUNCE，leadingadogLAUNCENay，\'twillbethishourereIhavedoneweeping;
allthekindoftheLaunceshavethisveryfault。
I
havereceivedmyproportion，liketheprodigiousson，andamgoingwithSirProteustotheImperial\'scourt。IthinkCrab，mydog，bethesourest—natureddogthatlives:mymotherweeping，myfatherwailing，mysistercrying，ourmaidhowling，ourcatwringingherhands，andallourhouseinagreatperplexity，yetdidnotthiscruel—heartedcurshedonetear:heisastone，averypebblestone，andhasnomorepityinhimthanadog:aJewwouldhavewepttohaveseenourparting;why，mygrandam，havingnoeyes，lookyou，weptherselfblindatmyparting。Nay，I\'llshowyouthemannerofit。
Thisshoeismyfather:no，thisleftshoeismyfather:
no，no，thisleftshoeismymother:nay，thatcannotbesoneither:yes，itisso，itisso，ithaththeworsersole。Thisshoe，withtheholeinit，ismymother，andthismyfather;avengeanceon\'t！there\'tis:now，sit，thisstaffismysister，for，lookyou，sheisaswhiteasalilyandassmallasawand:thishatisNan，ourmaid:
I
amthedog:no，thedogishimself，andIamthedog——Oh！thedogisme，andIammyself;ay，so，so。NowcomeItomyfather;Father，yourblessing:
nowshouldnottheshoespeakawordforweeping:
nowshouldIkissmyfather;well，heweepson。
NowcomeItomymother:O，thatshecouldspeaknowlikeawoodwoman！Well，Ikissher;why，there\'tis;here\'smymother\'sbreathupanddown。NowcomeItomysister;markthemoanshemakes。
Nowthedogallthiswhileshedsnotatearnorspeaksaword;butseehowIlaythedustwithmytears。
