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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…   

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