cymbeline(辛白林)-第12章
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my staider senses。 What's the matter? Why tender'st thou that paper to me
with A look untender! If't be summer news; Smile to't before; if winterly;
thou need'st But keep that count'nance still。 My husband's hand? That
drug…damn'd Italy hath out…craftied him; And he's at some hard point。
Speak; man; thy tongue May take off some extremity; which to read
Would be even mortal to me。 PISANIO。 Please you read; And you shall
find me; wretched man; a thing The most disdain'd of fortune。 IMOGEN。
'Reads' 'Thy mistress; Pisanio; hath play'd the strumpet in my bed; the
testimonies whereof lie bleeding in me。 I speak not out of weak surmises;
but from proof as strong as my grief and as certain as I expect my revenge。
That part thou; Pisanio; must act for me; if thy faith be not tainted with the
breach of hers。 Let thine own hands take away her life; I shall give thee
opportunity at Milford Haven; she hath my letter for the purpose; where; if
thou fear to strike; and to make me certain it is done; thou art the pander to
her dishonour; and equally to me disloyal。' PISANIO。 What shall I need to
draw my sword? The paper Hath cut her throat already。 No; 'tis slander;
Whose edge is sharper than the sword; whose tongue Outvenoms all the
worms of Nile; whose breath Rides on the posting winds and doth belie
All corners of the world。 Kings; queens; and states; Maids; matrons; nay;
the secrets of the grave; This viperous slander enters。 What cheer; madam?
IMOGEN。 False to his bed? What is it to be false? To lie in watch there;
and to think on him? To weep twixt clock and clock? If sleep charge
nature; To break it with a fearful dream of him; And cry myself awake?
That's false to's bed; Is it? PISANIO。 Alas; good lady! IMOGEN。 I false!
Thy conscience witness! Iachimo; Thou didst accuse him of incontinency;
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Thou then look'dst like a villain; now; methinks; Thy favour's good
enough。 Some jay of Italy; Whose mother was her painting; hath betray'd
him。 Poor I am stale; a garment out of fashion; And for I am richer than to
hang by th' walls I must be ripp'd。 To pieces with me! O; Men's vows are
women's traitors! All good seeming; By thy revolt; O husband; shall be
thought Put on for villainy; not born where't grows; But worn a bait for
ladies。 PISANIO。 Good madam; hear me。 IMOGEN。 True honest men
being heard; like false Aeneas; Were; in his time; thought false; and
Sinon's weeping Did scandal many a holy tear; took pity From most true
wretchedness。 So thou; Posthumus; Wilt lay the leaven on all proper men:
Goodly and gallant shall be false and perjur'd From thy great fail。 Come;
fellow; be thou honest; Do thou thy master's bidding; when thou seest him;
A little witness my obedience。 Look! I draw the sword myself; take it; and
hit The innocent mansion of my love; my heart。 Fear not; 'tis empty of all
things but grief; Thy master is not there; who was indeed The riches of it。
Do his bidding; strike。 Thou mayst be valiant in a better cause; But now
thou seem'st a coward。 PISANIO。 Hence; vile instrument! Thou shalt not
damn my hand。 IMOGEN。 Why; I must die; And if I do not by thy hand;
thou art No servant of thy master's。 Against self…slaughter There is a
prohibition so divine That cravens my weak hand。 Come; here's my heart…
Something's afore't。 Soft; soft! we'll no defence!… Obedient as the scabbard。
What is here? The scriptures of the loyal Leonatus All turn'd to heresy?
Away; away; Corrupters of my faith! you shall no more Be stomachers to
my heart。 Thus may poor fools Believe false teachers; though those that
are betray'd Do feel the treason sharply; yet the traitor Stands in worse
case of woe。 And thou; Posthumus; That didst set up my disobedience
'gainst the King My father; and make me put into contempt the suits Of
princely fellows; shalt hereafter find It is no act of common passage but A
strain of rareness; and I grieve myself To think; when thou shalt be
disedg'd by her That now thou tirest on; how thy memory Will then be
pang'd by me。 Prithee dispatch。 The lamp entreats the butcher。 Where's thy
knife? Thou art too slow to do thy master's bidding; When I desire it too。
PISANIO。 O gracious lady; Since I receiv'd command to do this busines I
have not slept one wink。 IMOGEN。 Do't; and to bed then。 PISANIO。 I'll
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wake mine eyeballs first。 IMOGEN。 Wherefore then Didst undertake it?
Why hast thou abus'd So many miles with a pretence? This place? Mine
action and thine own? our horses' labour? The time inviting thee? the
perturb'd court; For my being absent?… whereunto I never Purpose return。
Why hast thou gone so far To be unbent when thou hast ta'en thy stand;
Th' elected deer before thee? PISANIO。 But to win time To lose so bad
employment; in the which I have consider'd of a course。 Good lady; Hear
me with patience。 IMOGEN。 Talk thy tongue weary… speak。 I have heard I
am a strumpet; and mine ear; Therein false struck; can take no greater
wound; Nor tent to bottom that。 But speak。 PISANIO。 Then; madam; I
thought you would not back again。 IMOGEN。 Most like… Bringing me
here to kill me。 PISANIO。 Not so; neither; But if I were as wise as honest;
then My purpose would prove well。 It cannot be But that my master is
abus'd。 Some villain; Ay; and singular in his art; hath done you both This
cursed injury。 IMOGEN。 Some Roman courtezan! PISANIO。 No; on my
life! I'll give but notice you are dead; and send him Some bloody sign of it;
for 'tis commanded I should do so。 You shall be miss'd at court; And that
will well confirm it。 IMOGEN。 Why; good fellow; What shall I do the
while? where bide? how live? Or in my life what comfort; when I am
Dead to my husband? PISANIO。 If you'll back to th' court… IMOGEN。 No
court; no father; nor no more ado With that harsh; noble; simple nothing…
That Cloten; whose love…suit hath been to me As fearful as a siege。
PISANIO。 If not at court; Then not in Britain must you bide。 IMOGEN。
Where then? Hath Britain all the sun that shines? Day; night; Are they not
but in Britain? I' th' world's volume Our Britain seems as of it; but not in't;
In a great pool a swan's nest。 Prithee think There's livers out of Britain。
PISANIO。 I am most glad You think of other place。 Th' ambassador;
Lucius the Roman; comes to Milford Haven To…morrow。 Now; if you
could wear a mind Dark as your fortune is; and but disguise That which t'
appear itself must not yet be But by self…danger; you should tread a course
Pretty and full of view; yea; happily; near The residence of Posthumus; so
nigh; at least; That though his actions were not visible; yet Report should
render him hourly to your ear As truly as he moves。 IMOGEN。 O! for such
means; Though peril to my modesty; not death on't; I would adventure。
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PISANIO。 Well then; here's the point: You must forget to be a woman;
change Command into obedience; fear and niceness… The handmaids of all
women; or; more truly; Woman it pretty self…