Enter Iolas.
Come, Iolas; and since the heav'ns decreed
The man, whom thou shouldst envy, should be such
That all men else must do't, be not asham'd
Thou once wert guilty of it;
But bless them, that they give thee now a means30
To make a friendship with him, and vouchsafe
To find thee out a way to love, where well
Thou couldst not hate.
Iol. What means my lord?
Ari. Here, here he stands that has preserv'd us all;35
That sacrific'd unto a public good
The dearest private good we mortals have,
Friendship; gave into our arms the prince,
When nothing but the sword, perchance a ruin,
Was left to do it.40
Iol. How could I chide my love and my ambition now,
That thrust me upon such a quarrel?
Here I do vow
Zir. Hold, do not vow, my lord!
Let it deserve it first, and yet (if Heav'n45
Bless honest men's intents) 'tis not impossible.
My lord,
You will be pleas'd to inform him in particulars.
I must be gone.
The King, I fear, already has been left50
Too long alone.
Ari. Stay: the hour and place.
Zir. Eleven, under the Terrace Walk;
I will not fail you there.[Goes out, returns back again
I had forgot: 't may be, the small remainder55
Of those lost men, that were of the conspiracy,
Will come along with him: 'twere best to have
Some chosen of the guard within our call.[Exit Ziriff
Ari. Honest and careful Ziriff
