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VIOLA。 No； my lord； not I。 OLIVIA。 Alas； it is the baseness of thy fear
That makes thee strangle thy propriety。 Fear not； Cesario； take thy fortunes
up； Be that thou know'st thou art； and then thou art As great as that thou
fear'st。
Enter PRIEST
O； welcome； father！ Father； I charge thee； by thy reverence； Here to
unfold… though lately we intended To keep in darkness what occasion now
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Reveals before 'tis ripe… what thou dost know Hath newly pass'd between
this youth and me。 PRIEST。 A contract of eternal bond of love； Confirm'd
by mutual joinder of your hands； Attested by the holy close of lips；
Strength'ned by interchangement of your rings； And all the ceremony of
this compact Seal'd in my function； by my testimony； Since when； my
watch hath told me； toward my grave； I have travell'd but two hours。
DUKE。 O thou dissembling cub！ What wilt thou be； When time hath sow'd
a grizzle on thy case？ Or will not else thy craft so quickly grow That thine
own trip shall be thine overthrow？ Farewell； and take her； but direct thy
feet Where thou and I henceforth may never meet。 VIOLA。 My lord； I do
protest… OLIVIA。 O； do not swear！ Hold little faith； though thou has too
much fear。
Enter SIR ANDREW
AGUECHEEK。 For the love of God； a surgeon！ Send one presently
to Sir Toby。 OLIVIA。 What's the matter？ AGUECHEEK。 Has broke my
head across； and has given Sir Toby a bloody coxcomb too。 For the love of
God； your help！ I had rather than forty pound I were at home。 OLIVIA。
Who has done this； Sir Andrew？ AGUECHEEK。 The Count's gentleman；
one Cesario。 We took him for a coward； but he's the very devil incardinate。
DUKE。 My gentleman； Cesario？ AGUECHEEK。 Od's lifelings； here he is！
You broke my head for nothing； and that that did； I was set on to do't by
Sir Toby。 VIOLA。 Why do you speak to me？ I never hurt you。 You drew
your sword upon me without cause； But I bespake you fair and hurt you
not。
Enter SIR TOBY and CLOWN
AGUECHEEK。 If a bloody coxcomb be a hurt； you have hurt me； I
think you set nothing by a bloody coxcomb。 Here comes Sir Toby halting；
you shall hear more； but if he had not been in drink； he would have tickl'd
you othergates than he did。 DUKE。 How now； gentleman？ How is't with
you？ SIR TOBY。 That's all one； has hurt me； and there's th' end on't。 Sot；
didst see Dick Surgeon； sot？ CLOWN。 O； he's drunk； Sir Toby； an hour
agone； his eyes were set at eight i' th' morning。 SIR TOBY。 Then he's a
rogue and a passy measures pavin。 I hate a drunken rogue。 OLIVIA。 Away
with him。 Who hath made this havoc with them？ AGUECHEEK。 I'll help
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you； Sir Toby； because we'll be dress'd together。 SIR TOBY。 Will you help…
an ass…head and a coxcomb and a knave； a thin fac'd knave； a gull？
OLIVIA。 Get him to bed； and let his hurt be look'd to。 Exeunt CLOWN；
FABIAN； SIR TOBY； and SIR ANDREW
Enter SEBASTIAN
SEBASTIAN。 I am sorry； madam； I have hurt your kinsman； But； had
it been the brother of my blood； I must have done no less with wit and
safety。 You throw a strange regard upon me； and by that I do perceive it
hath offended you。 Pardon me； sweet one； even for the vows We made
each other but so late ago。 DUKE。 One face； one voice； one habit； and two
persons！ A natural perspective； that is and is not。 SEBASTIAN。 Antonio；
O my dear Antonio！ How have the hours rack'd and tortur'd me Since I
have lost thee！ ANTONIO。 Sebastian are you？ SEBASTIAN。 Fear'st thou
that； Antonio？ ANTONIO。 How have you made division of yourself？ An
apple cleft in two is not more twin Than these two creatures。 Which is
Sebastian？ OLIVIA。 Most wonderful！ SEBASTIAN。 Do I stand there？ I
never had a brother； Nor can there be that deity in my nature Of here and
everywhere。 I had a sister Whom the blind waves and surges have
devour'd。 Of charity； what kin are you to me？ What countryman； what
name； what parentage？ VIOLA。 Of Messaline； Sebastian was my father。
Such a Sebastian was my brother too； So went he suited to his watery
tomb； If spirits can assume both form and suit； You come to fright us。
SEBASTIAN。 A spirit I am indeed； But am in that dimension grossly clad
Which from the womb I did participate。 Were you a woman； as the rest
goes even； I should my tears let fall upon your cheek； And say 'Thrice
welcome； drowned Viola！' VIOLA。 My father had a mole upon his brow。
SEBASTIAN。 And so had mine。 VIOLA。 And died that day when Viola
from her birth Had numb'red thirteen years。 SEBASTIAN。 O； that record
is lively in my soul！ He finished indeed his mortal act That day that made
my sister thirteen years。 VIOLA。 If nothing lets to make us happy both
But this my masculine usurp'd attire； Do not embrace me till each
circumstance Of place； time； fortune； do cohere and jump That I am Viola；
which to confirm； I'll bring you to a captain in this town； Where lie my
maiden weeds； by whose gentle help I was preserv'd to serve this noble
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Count。 All the occurrence of my fortune since Hath been between this lady
and this lord。 SEBASTIAN。 ＇To OLIVIA＇ So Comes it； lady； you have
been mistook； But nature to her bias drew in that。 You would have been
contracted to a maid； Nor are you therein； by my life； deceiv'd； You are
betroth'd both to a maid and man。 DUKE。 Be not amaz'd； right noble is his
blood。 If this be so； as yet the glass seems true； I shall have share in this
most happy wreck。 ＇To VIOLA＇ Boy； thou hast said to me a thousand
times Thou never shouldst love woman like to me。 VIOLA。 And all those
sayings will I overswear； And all those swearings keep as true in soul As
doth that orbed continent the fire That severs day from night。 DUKE。 Give
me thy hand； And let me see thee in thy woman's weeds。 VIOLA。 The
captain that did bring me first on shore Hath my maid's garments。 He；
upon some action； Is now in durance； at Malvolio's suit； A gentleman and
follower of my lady's。 OLIVIA。 He shall enlarge him。 Fetch Malvolio
hither； And yet； alas； now I remember me； They say； poor gentleman； he's
much distract。
Re…enter CLOWN； with a letter； and FABIAN
A most extracting frenzy of mine own From my remembrance clearly
banish'd his。 How does he； sirrah？ CLOWN。 Truly； madam； he holds
Belzebub at the stave's end as well as a man in his case may do。 Has here
writ a letter to you； I should have given 't you to…day morning； but as a
madman's epistles are no gospels； so it skills not much when they are
deliver'd。 OLIVIA。 Open't； and read it。 CLOWN。 Look then to be well
edified when the fool delivers the madman。 ＇Reads madly ＇ 'By the Lord；
madam…' OLIVIA。 How now！ Art thou mad？ CLOWN。 No； madam； I do
but read madness。 An your ladyship will have it as it ought to be； you must
allow vox。 OLIVIA。 Prithee read i' thy right wits。 CLOWN。 So I do；
madonna； but to read his right wits is to read thus； therefore perpend； my
Princess； and give ear。 OLIVIA。 ＇To FABIAN＇ Read it you； sirrah。
FABIAN。 ＇Reads＇ 'By the Lord； madam； you wrong me； and the world
shall know it。 Though you have put me into darkness and given your
drunken cousin rule over me； yet have I the benefit of my senses as well as
your ladyship。 I have your own letter that induced me to the semblance I
put on； with the which I doubt not but to do myself much right or you
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much shame。 Think of me as you please。 I leave my duty a little unthought
of； and speak out of my injury。 THE MADLY…US'D MALVOLIO'
OLIVIA。 Did he write this？ CLOWN。 Ay； Madam。 DUKE。 This
savours not much of distraction。 OLIVIA。 See him deliver'd； Fabian； bring
him hither。 Exit FABIAN My lord； so please you； these