In thy worst shape, and meet thee in them too.95
Stay.
These trees I made my mark; 'tis hereabouts.
Love, guide me but right this night,
And lovers shall restore thee back again
Those eyes the poets took so boldly from thee.[Exit100
Scene II
Aglaura discovered, with a torch in one hand, and a dagger in the other
Agl. How ill
This does become this hand: how much the worse
This suits with this! one of the two should go.
The she within me says, it must be this:
Honour says this; and honour is Thersames' friend.5
What is that she then? it is not a thing
That sets a price, not upon me, but on
Life in my name, leading me into doubt,
Which, when't has done, it cannot light me out.
For fear does drive to fate; or fate, if we10
Do fly, o'ertakes, and holds us, till or death
Or infamy, or both, doth seize us.[Puts out the light
Ha! would 'twere in again!
Antics and strange misshapes,
Such as the porter to my soul, mine eye,15
Was ne'er acquainted with, fancy lets in,
Like a distracted multitude, by some
Strange accident piec'd together!
Fear now afresh comes on, and charges love
Too home. He comes! he comes!20
Woman,
If thou wouldst be the subject of man's wonder,
Not his scorn hereafter, now show thyself.
Enter Prince, rising from the vault; she stabs him two or three times; he falls; she goes back to her chamber
Sudden and fortunate!
My better angel, sure, did both infuse25
A strength, and did direct it.
Enter Ziriff
Zir. Aglaura!
Agl. Brother!
Zir. The same.
