Sendheranother;nevergivehero\'er;
Forscornatfirstmakesafter—lovethemore。
Ifshedofrown，\'tisnotinhateofyou，Butrathertobegetmoreloveinyou:
Ifshedochide，\'tisnottohaveyougone;
Forwhy，thefoolsaremad，ifleftalone。
Takenorepulse，whatevershedothsay;
For\'getyougone，\'shedothnotmean\'away！\'
Flatterandpraise，commend，extoltheirgraces;
Thoughne\'ersoblack，saytheyhaveangels\'
faces。
Thatmanthathathatongue，Isay，isnoman，Ifwithhistonguehecannotwinawoman。DUKEButsheImeanispromisedbyherfriendsUntoayouthfulgentlemanofworth，Andkeptseverelyfromresortofmen，Thatnomanhathaccessbydaytoher。VALENTINEWhy，then，Iwouldresorttoherbynight。DUKEAy，butthedoorsbelock\'dandkeyskeptsafe，Thatnomanhathrecoursetoherbynight。VALENTINEWhatletsbutonemayenteratherwindow？DUKEHerchamberisaloft，farfromtheground，AndbuiltsoshelvingthatonecannotclimbitWithoutapparenthazardofhislife。VALENTINEWhythen，aladderquaintlymadeofcords，Tocastup，withapairofanchoringhooks，WouldservetoscaleanotherHero\'stower，SoboldLeanderwouldadventureit。DUKENow，asthouartagentlemanofblood，AdvisemewhereImayhavesuchaladder。VALENTINEWhenwouldyouuseit？pray，sir，tellmethat。DUKEThisverynight;forLoveislikeachild，Thatlongsforeverythingthathecancomeby。VALENTINEByseveno\'clockI\'llgetyousuchaladder。DUKEBut，harkthee;Iwillgotoheralone:
HowshallIbestconveytheladderthither？VALENTINEItwillbelight，mylord，thatyoumaybearitUnderacloakthatisofanylength。DUKEAcloakaslongasthinewillservetheturn？VALENTINEAy，mygoodlord。DUKEThenletmeseethycloak:
I\'llgetmeoneofsuchanotherlength。VALENTINEWhy，anycloakwillservetheturn，mylord。DUKEHowshallIfashionmetowearacloak？
Ipraythee，letmefeelthycloakuponme。
Whatletteristhissame？What\'shere？\'ToSilvia\'！
Andhereanenginefitformyproceeding。
I\'llbesoboldtobreakthesealforonce。
Reads\'MythoughtsdoharbourwithmySilvianightly，Andslavestheyaretomethatsendthemflying:
O，couldtheirmastercomeandgoaslightly，Himselfwouldlodgewheresenselesstheyarelying！
Myheraldthoughtsinthypurebosomrestthem:
WhileI，theirking，thathitherthemimportune，Docursethegracethatwithsuchgracehathbless\'dthem，Becausemyselfdowantmyservants\'fortune:
Icursemyself，fortheyaresentbyme，Thattheyshouldharbourwheretheirlordwouldbe。\'
What\'shere？
\'Silvia，thisnightIwillenfranchisethee。\'
\'Tisso;andhere\'stheladderforthepurpose。
Why，Phaeton，——forthouartMerops\'son，——
WiltthouaspiretoguidetheheavenlycarAndwiththydaringfollyburntheworld？
Wiltthoureachstars，becausetheyshineonthee？
Go，baseintruder！overweeningslave！
Bestowthyfawningsmilesonequalmates，Andthinkmypatience，morethanthydesert，Isprivilegeforthydeparturehence:
ThankmeforthismorethanforallthefavoursWhichalltoomuchIhavebestow\'donthee。
ButifthoulingerinmyterritoriesLongerthanswiftestexpeditionWillgivetheetimetoleaveourroyalcourt，Byheaven！mywrathshallfarexceedtheloveIeverboremydaughterorthyself。
Begone！Iwillnothearthyvainexcuse;
But，asthoulovestthylife，makespeedfromhence。
ExitVALENTINEAndwhynotdeathratherthanlivingtorment？
Todieistobebanish\'dfrommyself;
AndSilviaismyself:banish\'dfromherIsselffromself:adeadlybanishment！
Whatlightislight，ifSilviabenotseen？
Whatjoyisjoy，ifSilviabenotby？
UnlessitbetothinkthatsheisbyAndfeedupontheshadowofperfectionExceptIbebySilviainthenight，Thereisnomusicinthenightingale;
UnlessIlookonSilviaintheday，Thereisnodayformetolookupon;
Sheismyessence，andIleavetobe，IfIbenotbyherfairinfluenceFoster\'d，illumined，cherish\'d，keptalive。
Iflynotdeath，toflyhisdeadlydoom:
TarryIhere，Ibutattendondeath:
But，flyIhence，Iflyawayfromlife。
EnterPROTEUSandLAUNCEPROTEUSRun，boy，run，run，andseekhimout。LAUNCESoho，soho！PROTEUSWhatseestthou？LAUNCEHimwegotofind:there\'snotahairon\'sheadbut\'tisaValentine。PROTEUSValentine？VALENTINENo。PROTEUSWhothen？hisspirit？VALENTINENeither。PROTEUSWhatthen？VALENTINENothing。LAUNCECannothingspeak？Master，shallIstrike？PROTEUSWhowouldstthoustrike？LAUNCENothing。PROTEUSVillain，forbear。LAUNCEWhy，sir，I\'llstrikenothing:Iprayyou，——PROTEUSSirrah，Isay，forbear。FriendValentine，aword。VALENTINEMyearsarestoptandcannotheargoodnews，Somuchofbadalreadyhathpossess\'dthem。PROTEUSThenindumbsilencewillIburymine，Fortheyareharsh，untuneableandbad。VALENTINEIsSilviadead？PROTEUSNo，Valentine。VALENTINENoValentine，indeed，forsacredSilvia。
Hathsheforswornme？PROTEUSNo，Valentine。VALENTINENoValentine，ifSilviahaveforswornme。
Whatisyournews？LAUNCESir，thereisaproclamationthatyouarevanished。PROTEUSThatthouartbanished——O，that\'sthenews！——
Fromhence，fromSilviaandfrommethyfriend。VALENTINEO，Ihavefeduponthiswoealready，Andnowexcessofitwillmakemesurfeit。
DothSilviaknowthatIambanished？PROTEUSAy，ay;andshehathoffer\'dtothedoom——
Which，unreversed，standsineffectualforce——
Aseaofmeltingpearl，whichsomecalltears:
Thoseatherfather\'schurlishfeetshetender\'d;
Withthem，uponherknees，herhumbleself;
Wringingherhands，whosewhitenesssobecamethemAsifbutnowtheywaxedpaleforwoe:
Butneitherbendedknees，purehandsheldup，Sadsighs，deepgroans，norsilver—sheddingtears，Couldpenetrateheruncompassionatesire;
ButValentine，ifhebeta\'en，mustdie。
Besides，herintercessionchafedhimso，Whensheforthyrepealwassuppliant，Thattocloseprisonhecommandedher，Withmanybitterthreatsofbidingthere。VALENTINENomore;unlessthenextwordthatthouspeak\'stHavesomemalignantpoweruponmylife:
Ifso，Ipraythee，breatheitinmineear，Asendinganthemofmyendlessdolour。PROTEUSCeasetolamentforthatthoucanstnothelp，Andstudyhelpforthatwhichthoulament\'st。
