To her, that may draw on a sudden act55
From him, and ruin from the king; for such
A spirit will not, like common ones, be rais'd
By every spell: 'tis in love's circle only
'Twill appear.
Enter Thersames
Ther. I cannot bear the burthen of my wrongs60
One minute longer.
Iol. Why! what's the matter, sir?
Ther. They do pretend the safety of the state:
Now, nothing but my marriage with Cadusia
Can secure th' adjoining country to it;
Confinement during life for me, if I65
Refuse Diana's nunnery for her:
And at that 'nunn'ry,' lolas, allegiance
In me, like the string of a watch wound up
Too high, and forc'd above the nick, ran back;
And in a moment was unravell'd all.70
Iol. Now, by the love I bear to justice, that 'nunn'ry'
Was too severe! When virtuous love's a crime,
What man can hope to 'scape a punishment,
Or who's indeed so wretched to desire it?
Ther. Right!75
Iol. What answer made you, sir!
Ther. None.
They gave me till to-morrow; and e'er that be,
Or they or I must know our destiny.
Come, friend, let's in; there is no sleeping now;80
For time is short, and we have much to do.[Exeunt
Scene II
Enter Orsames, Philan, Courtiers
Ors. Judge you, gentlemen, if I be not as unfortunate
as a gamester thinks himself upon the loss of the last stake;
this is the first she I ever swore to heartily; and, by those
eyes! I think I had continued unperjur'd a whole month;
and that's fair, you'll say.5
1 Court. Very fair.
Ors. Had she not run mad betwixt!
2 Court. How? mad? Who? Semanthe?
Ors. Yea, yea, mad; ask Philan else.
People that want clear intervals talk not10
