Cour. When as your husband, all in rage, to-day Came to my house, and took away my ring, (The ring I saw upon his finger now,) Straight after, did I meet him with a chain. Adr. It may be so, but I did never see it:Come, gaoler, bring me where the goldsmith is, I long to know the truth hereof at large. Enter ANTIPHOLUS of Syracuse, with his rapier drawn, and DROMIO of Syracuse. Luc. God, for thy mercy! they are loose again. Adr. And come with naked swords; let's call more help, To have them bound again. Off. Away, they'll kill us. [Exeunt Officer, ADR. and Luc. Ant. S. I see, these witches are afraid of swords. Dro. S. She, that would be your wife, now ran from you. Ant. S. Come to the Centaur; fetch our stuff? from thence: I long, that we were safe and sound aboard. Dro. S. Faith, stay here this night, they will surely do us no harm; you saw, they speak us fair, give us gold methinks, they are such a gentle nation, that but for the mountain of mad flesh that claims marriage of me, I could find in my heart to stay here still, and turn witch. Ant. S. I will not stay to-night for all the town; Therefore away, to get our stuff aboard. 9 Baggage. [Exeunt. ACT V. SCENE I. The same. Enter Merchant and ANGELO. Ang. I am sorry, sir, that I have hinder'd you; Mer. How is the man esteem'd here in the city? Of credit infinite, highly belov'd, Second to none that lives here in the city; His word might bear my wealth at any time. Ang. 'Tis so; and that self chain about his neck, my Ant. S. Who heard me to deny it, or forswear it? Mer. These ears of mine, thou knowest, did hear thee: Fye on thee, wretch! 'tis pity, that thou liv'st Ant. S. Thou art a villain, to impeach me thus: [They draw. Enter ADRIANA, LUCIANA, Courtezan, and Others. Adr. Hold, hurt him not, for God's sake; he is mad ; Some get within him,' take his sword away: house. Dro. S. Run, master, run; for God's sake, take a house.2 This is some priory;-In, or we are spoil'd. [Exeunt ANTIPH, and DROMIO to the Priory. Enter the Abbess. Abb. Be quiet, people; Wherefore throng you hither? Adr. To fetch my poor distracted husband hence: Ang. I knew, he was not in his perfect wits. i. e. Close, grapple with him. 2 i. e. Go into a house. Adr. This week he hath been heavy, sour, sad, And much, much different from the man he was; But, till this afternoon, his passion Ne'er brake into extremity of rage. Abb. Hath he not lost much wealth by wreck at sea? Bury'd some dear friend? Hath not else his eye A sin, prevailing much in youthful men, Adr. To none of these, except it be the last; Namely, some love, that drew him oft from home. Abb. You should for that have reprehended him. Adr. Why, so I did. Abb. Ay, but not rough enough. Adr. As roughly, as my modesty would let me. Abb. Haply, in private. Adr. Abb. Ay, but not enough. And in assemblies too. Adr. It was the copy 3 of our conference; Still did I tell him it was vile and bad. Abb. And thereof came it, that the man was mad : The venom clamours of a jealous woman Poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth. 3 The theme. Thou say'st, his meat was sauc'd with thy upbraid ings: Unquiet meals make ill digestions, Thereof the raging fire of fever bred; And what's a fever but a fit of madness? Thou say'st, his sports were hinder'd by thy brawls: (Kinsman to grim and comfortless despair ;) Luc. She never reprehended him but mildly, Abb. No, not a creature enters in my house. forth. Abb. Neither; he took this place for sanctuary, And it shall privilege him from your hands, Till I have brought him to his wits again, Adr. I will attend my husband, be his nurse, |