'Mongst all foes that a friend should be the worst!
PROTEUS. My shame and guilt confounds me.

Forgive me, Valentine; if hearty sorrow
Be a sufficient ransom for offence,

I tender 't here; I do as truly suffer
As e'er I did commit.

VALENTINE. Then I am paid;
And once again I do receive thee honest.

Who by repentance is not satisfied
Is nor of heaven nor earth, for these are pleas'd;

By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
And, that my love may appear plain and free,

All that was mine in Silvia I give thee.
JULIA. O me unhappy! [Swoons]

PROTEUS. Look to the boy.
VALENTINE. Why, boy! why, wag! how now!

What's the matter? Look up; speak.
JULIA. O good sir, my master charg'd me to deliver a ring to Madam

Silvia, which, out of my neglect, was never done.
PROTEUS. Where is that ring, boy?

JULIA. Here 'tis; this is it.
PROTEUS. How! let me see. Why, this is the ring I gave to Julia.

JULIA. O, cry you mercy, sir, I have mistook;
This is the ring you sent to Silvia.

PROTEUS. But how cam'st thou by this ring?
At my depart I gave this unto Julia.

JULIA. And Julia herself did give it me;
And Julia herself have brought it hither.

PROTEUS. How! Julia!
JULIA. Behold her that gave aim to all thy oaths,

And entertain'd 'em deeply in her heart.
How oft hast thou with perjury cleft the root!

O Proteus, let this habit make thee blush!
Be thou asham'd that I have took upon me

Such an immodest raiment- if shame live
In a disguise of love.

It is the lesser blot, modesty finds,
Women to change their shapes than men their minds.

PROTEUS. Than men their minds! 'tis true. O heaven, were man
But constant, he were perfect! That one error

Fills him with faults; makes him run through all th' sins:
Inconstancy falls off ere it begins.

What is in Silvia's face but I may spy
More fresh in Julia's with a constant eye?

VALENTINE. Come, come, a hand from either.
Let me be blest to make this happy close;

'Twere pity two such friends should be long foes.
PROTEUS. Bear witness, heaven, I have my wish for ever.

JULIA. And I mine.
Enter OUTLAWS, with DUKE and THURIO

OUTLAW. A prize, a prize, a prize!
VALENTINE. Forbear, forbear, I say; it is my lord the Duke.

Your Grace is welcome to a man disgrac'd,
Banished Valentine.

DUKE. Sir Valentine!
THURIO. Yonder is Silvia; and Silvia's mine.

VALENTINE. Thurio, give back, or else embrace thy death;
Come not within the measure of my wrath;

Do not name Silvia thine; if once again,
Verona shall not hold thee. Here she stands

Take but possession of her with a touch-
I dare thee but to breathe upon my love.

THURIO. Sir Valentine, I care not for her, I;
I hold him but a fool that will endanger

His body for a girl that loves him not.
I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.

DUKE. The more degenerate and base art thou
To make such means for her as thou hast done

And leave her on such slight conditions.
Now, by the honour of my ancestry,

I do applaud thy spirit, Valentine,
And think thee worthy of an empress' love.

Know then, I here forget all former griefs,
Cancel all grudge, repeal thee home again,

Plead a new state in thy unrivall'd merit,
To which I thus subscribe: Sir Valentine,

Thou art a gentleman, and well deriv'd;
Take thou thy Silvia, for thou hast deserv'd her.

VALENTINE. I thank your Grace; the gift hath made me happy.
I now beseech you, for your daughter's sake,

To grant one boon that I shall ask of you.
DUKE. I grant it for thine own, whate'er it be.

VALENTINE. These banish'd men, that I have kept withal,
Are men endu'd with worthy qualities;

Forgive them what they have committed here,
And let them be recall'd from their exile:

They are reformed, civil, full of good,
And fit for great employment, worthy lord.

DUKE. Thou hast prevail'd; I pardon them, and thee;
Dispose of them as thou know'st their deserts.

Come, let us go; we will include all jars
With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity.

VALENTINE. And, as we walk along, I dare be bold
With our discourse to make your Grace to smile.

What think you of this page, my lord?
DUKE. I think the boy hath grace in him; he blushes.

VALENTINE. I warrant you, my lord- more grace than boy.
DUKE. What mean you by that saying?

VALENTINE. Please you, I'll tell you as we pass along,
That you will wonder what hath fortuned.

Come, Proteus, 'tis your penance but to hear
The story of your loves discovered.

That done, our day of marriage shall be yours;
One feast, one house, one mutual happiness! Exeunt

-THE END-
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• neglect [ni´glekt] vt.&n.疏忽；忽视；忽略 (初中英语单词)
• disguise [dis´gaiz] vt.假装；隐瞒 n.伪装 (初中英语单词)
• constant [´kɔnstənt] a.坚定的；坚贞的 (初中英语单词)
• witness [´witnis] n.见证人 vt.目击 (初中英语单词)
• welcome [´welkəm] a.受欢迎的；可喜的 (初中英语单词)
• embrace [im´breis] vt.&n.拥抱；采纳；信奉 (初中英语单词)
• measure [´meʒə] n.量度；范围 vt.测量 (初中英语单词)
• therefore [´ðeəfɔ:] ad.&conj.因此；所以 (初中英语单词)
• worthy [´wə:ði] a.有价值的；值得的 (初中英语单词)
• employment [im´plɔimənt] n.工作；职业；雇用 (初中英语单词)
• pardon [´pɑ:dən] n.&vt.原谅；饶恕；赦免 (初中英语单词)
• hearty [´hɑ:ti] a.热忱的；强健的 (高中英语单词)
• ransom [´rænsəm] n.赎金；勒索 vt.赎 (高中英语单词)
• grudge [grʌdʒ] vt.&n.吝啬；怨恨 (高中英语单词)
• repeal [ri´pi:l] vt.&n.废除；撤销；放弃 (高中英语单词)
• beseech [bi´si:tʃ] v.恳求，哀求 (高中英语单词)
• discourse [´diskɔ:s] n.论文；演说；说教 (高中英语单词)
• mutual [´mju:tʃuəl] a.相互的；共同的 (高中英语单词)
• valentine [´væləntain] n.情人 (英语四级单词)
• lesser [´lesə] a.较小的；次要的 (英语四级单词)
• modesty [´mɔdisti] n.谨慎；端庄；羞怯 (英语四级单词)
• forbear [fɔ:´beə, fə-] v.容忍；克制 n.祖先 (英语四级单词)
• degenerate [di´dʒenərət, -reit] vi.腐化，堕落 (英语四级单词)
• applaud [ə´plɔ:d] v.鼓掌赞成；称赞 (英语四级单词)
• subscribe [səb´skraib] vi.捐助；预订；签名 (英语四级单词)
• warrant [´wɔrənt] n.根据；委任书；权利 (英语四级单词)
• repentance [ri´pentəns] n.悔悟，悔改；忏悔 (英语六级单词)
• penance [´penəns] n.悔过；(赎罪的)苦行 (英语六级单词)