Whathalloingandwhatstiristhisto—day？
Thesearemymates，thatmaketheirwillstheirlaw，Havesomeunhappypassengerinchase。
Theylovemewell;yetIhavemuchtodoTokeepthemfromunciviloutrages。
Withdrawthee，Valentine:who\'sthiscomeshere？
EnterPROTEUS，SILVIA，andJULIAPROTEUSMadam，thisserviceIhavedoneforyou，Thoughyourespectnotaughtyourservantdoth，TohazardlifeandrescueyoufromhimThatwouldhaveforcedyourhonourandyourlove;
Vouchsafeme，formymeed，butonefairlook;
AsmallerboonthanthisIcannotbegAndlessthanthis，Iamsure，youcannotgive。VALENTINE[Aside]HowlikeadreamisthisIseeandhear！
Love，lendmepatiencetoforbearawhile。SILVIAOmiserable，unhappythatIam！PROTEUSUnhappywereyou，madam，ereIcame;
ButbymycomingIhavemadeyouhappy。SILVIABythyapproachthoumakestmemostunhappy。JULIA[Aside]Andme，whenheapproachethtoyourpresence。SILVIAHadIbeenseizedbyahungrylion，Iwouldhavebeenabreakfasttothebeast，RatherthanhavefalseProteusrescueme。
O，HeavenbejudgehowIloveValentine，Whoselife\'sastendertomeasmysoul！
Andfullasmuch，formoretherecannotbe，IdodetestfalseperjuredProteus。
Thereforebegone;solicitmenomore。PROTEUSWhatdangerousaction，stooditnexttodeath，WouldInotundergoforonecalmlook！
O，\'tisthecurseinlove，andstillapproved，Whenwomencannotlovewherethey\'rebeloved！SILVIAWhenProteuscannotlovewherehe\'sbeloved。
ReadoverJulia\'sheart，thyfirstbestlove，ForwhosedearsakethoudidstthenrendthyfaithIntoathousandoaths;andallthoseoathsDescendedintoperjury，toloveme。
Thouhastnofaithleftnow，unlessthou\'dsttwo;
Andthat\'sfarworsethannone;betterhavenoneThanpluralfaithwhichistoomuchbyone:
Thoucounterfeittothytruefriend！PROTEUSInloveWhorespectsfriend？SILVIAAllmenbutProteus。PROTEUSNay，ifthegentlespiritofmovingwordsCannowaychangeyoutoamilderform，I\'llwooyoulikeasoldier，atarms\'end，Andloveyou\'gainstthenatureoflove，——forceye。SILVIAOheaven！PROTEUSI\'llforcetheeyieldtomydesire。VALENTINERuffian，letgothatrudeunciviltouch，Thoufriendofanillfashion！PROTEUSValentine！VALENTINEThoucommonfriend，that\'swithoutfaithorlove，Forsuchisafriendnow;treacherousman！
Thouhastbeguiledmyhopes;noughtbutmineeyeCouldhavepersuadedme:nowIdarenotsayIhaveonefriendalive;thouwouldstdisproveme。
Whoshouldbetrusted，whenone\'sownrighthandIsperjuredtothebosom？Proteus，IamsorryImustnevertrusttheemore，Butcounttheworldastrangerforthysake。
Theprivatewoundisdeepest:Otimemostaccurst，\'Mongstallfoesthatafriendshouldbetheworst！PROTEUSMyshameandguiltconfoundsme。
Forgiveme，Valentine:ifheartysorrowBeasufficientransomforoffence，Itender\'there;IdoastrulysufferAse\'erIdidcommit。VALENTINEThenIampaid;
AndonceagainIdoreceivetheehonest。
WhobyrepentanceisnotsatisfiedIsnorofheavennorearth，forthesearepleased。
BypenitencetheEternal\'swrath\'sappeased:
And，thatmylovemayappearplainandfree，AllthatwasmineinSilviaIgivethee。JULIAOmeunhappy！
SwoonsPROTEUSLooktotheboy。VALENTINEWhy，boy！why，wag！hownow！what\'sthematter？
Lookup;speak。JULIAOgoodsir，mymasterchargedmetodeliveraringtoMadamSilvia，which，outofmyneglect，wasneverdone。PROTEUSWhereisthatring，boy？JULIAHere\'tis;thisisit。PROTEUSHow！letmesee:
Why，thisistheringIgavetoJulia。JULIAO，cryyoumercy，sir，Ihavemistook:
ThisistheringyousenttoSilvia。PROTEUSButhowcamestthoubythisring？AtmydepartIgavethisuntoJulia。JULIAAndJuliaherselfdidgiveitme;
AndJuliaherselfhathbroughtithither。PROTEUSHow！Julia！JULIABeholdherthatgaveaimtoallthyoaths，Andentertain\'d\'emdeeplyinherheart。
Howofthastthouwithperjuryclefttheroot！
OProteus，letthishabitmaketheeblush！
BethouashamedthatIhavetookuponmeSuchanimmodestraiment，ifshameliveInadisguiseoflove:
Itisthelesserblot，modestyfinds，Womentochangetheirshapesthanmentheirminds。PROTEUSThanmentheirminds！\'tistrue。
Oheaven！weremanButconstant，hewereperfect。ThatoneerrorFillshimwithfaults;makeshimrunthroughallthesins:
Inconstancyfallsoffereitbegins。
WhatisinSilvia\'sface，butImayspyMorefreshinJulia\'swithaconstanteye？VALENTINECome，come，ahandfromeither:
Letmebeblesttomakethishappyclose;
\'Twerepitytwosuchfriendsshouldbelongfoes。PROTEUSBearwitness，Heaven，Ihavemywishforever。JULIAAndImine。
EnterOutlaws，withDUKEandTHURIOOutlawsAprize，aprize，aprize！VALENTINEForbear，forbear，Isay！itismylordtheduke。
Yourgraceiswelcometoamandisgraced，BanishedValentine。DUKESirValentine！THURIOYonderisSilvia;andSilvia\'smine。VALENTINEThurio，giveback，orelseembracethydeath;
Comenotwithinthemeasureofmywrath;
DonotnameSilviathine;ifonceagain，Veronashallnotholdthee。Hereshestands;
Takebutpossessionofherwithatouch:
Idaretheebuttobreatheuponmylove。THURIOSirValentine，Icarenotforher，I;
IholdhimbutafoolthatwillendangerHisbodyforagirlthatloveshimnot:
Iclaimhernot，andthereforesheisthine。DUKEThemoredegenerateandbaseartthou，TomakesuchmeansforherasthouhastdoneAndleaveheronsuchslightconditions。
Now，bythehonourofmyancestry，Idoapplaudthyspirit，Valentine，Andthinktheeworthyofanempress\'love:
Knowthen，Ihereforgetallformergriefs，Cancelallgrudge，repealtheehomeagain，Pleadanewstateinthyunrivall\'dmerit，TowhichIthussubscribe:SirValentine，Thouartagentlemanandwellderived;
TakethouthySilvia，forthouhastdeservedher。VALENTINEIthankyourgrace;thegifthathmademehappy。
Inowbeseechyou，foryourdaughter\'ssake，TograntoneboomthatIshallaskofyou。DUKEIgrantit，forthineown，whate\'eritbe。VALENTINEThesebanish\'dmenthatIhavekeptwithalAremenenduedwithworthyqualities:
ForgivethemwhattheyhavecommittedhereAndletthemberecall\'dfromtheirexile:
Theyarereformed，civil，fullofgoodAndfitforgreatemployment，worthylord。DUKEThouhastprevail\'d;Ipardonthemandthee:
Disposeofthemasthouknow\'sttheirdeserts。
Come，letusgo:wewillincludealljarsWithtriumphs，mirthandraresolemnity。VALENTINEAnd，aswewalkalong，IdarebeboldWithourdiscoursetomakeyourgracetosmile。
Whatthinkyouofthispage，mylord？DUKEIthinktheboyhathgraceinhim;heblushes。VALENTINEIwarrantyou，mylord，moregracethanboy。DUKEWhatmeanyoubythatsaying？VALENTINEPleaseyou，I\'lltellyouaswepassalong，Thatyouwillwonderwhathathfortuned。
Come，Proteus;\'tisyourpenancebuttohearThestoryofyourlovesdiscovered:
Thatdone，ourdayofmarriageshallbeyours;
Onefeast，onehouse，onemutualhappiness。
