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all’s well that end’s well(终成眷属)-第6部分

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breeding。   CLOWN。   I   will   show   myself   highly   fed   and   lowly   taught。   I 

know   my   business   is   but   to   the   court。   COUNTESS。  To   the   court!   Why; 

what place make you special; when you put off that with such contempt? 

But   to   the   court!   CLOWN。   Truly;   madam;   if   God   have   lent   a   man   any 

manners; he may easily put it off at court。 He that cannot make a leg; put 

off's cap; kiss his hand;  and say nothing; has neither leg; hands; lip; nor 

cap; and indeed such a fellow; to say precisely; were not for the court; but 

for me; I have an answer will serve all men。 COUNTESS。 Marry; that's a 

bountiful answer that fits all questions。 CLOWN。 It is like a barber's chair; 

that fits all buttocks…the pin buttock; the quatch buttock; the brawn buttock; 

or any buttock。 COUNTESS。 Will your answer serve fit to all questions? 

CLOWN。 As fit as ten groats is for the hand of an attorney; as your French 

crown     for  your   taffety   punk;   as  Tib's  rush   for  Tom's   forefinger;   as  a 

pancake for Shrove Tuesday; a morris for Mayday; as the nail to his hole; 

the cuckold to his horn; as a scolding quean to a wrangling knave; as the 

nun's lip to the friar's mouth; nay; as the pudding to his skin。 COUNTESS。 

Have   you;   I;   say;   an   answer   of   such   fitness   for   all   questions?   CLOWN。 

From below your duke to beneath your constable; it will fit any question。 

COUNTESS。 It must be an answer of most monstrous size that must fit all 

demands。 CLOWN。 But a trifle neither; in good faith; if the learned should 

speak   truth   of   it。   Here   it   is;   and   all   that   belongs   to't。 Ask   me   if   I   am   a 

courtier: it shall do you no harm to learn。 COUNTESS。 To be young again; 

if we could; I will be a fool in question; hoping to be the wiser by your 

answer。 I pray you; sir; are you a courtier? CLOWN。 O Lord; sir!…There's a 

simple putting off。 More; more; a hundred of them。 COUNTESS。 Sir; I am 

a poor friend of yours; that loves you。 CLOWN。 O Lord; sir!…Thick; thick; 

spare not me。 COUNTESS。 I think; sir; you can eat none of this homely 

meat。 CLOWN。 O Lord; sir!…Nay; put me to't; I warrant you。 COUNTESS。 

You were lately whipp'd; sir; as I think。 CLOWN。 O Lord; sir!…Spare not 

me。 COUNTESS。 Do you cry 'O Lord; sir!' at your whipping; and 'spare 



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not me'? Indeed your 'O Lord; sir!' is very sequent to your whipping。 You 

would     answer    very   well   to  a  whipping;     if  you  were    but  bound    to't。 

CLOWN。 I ne'er had worse luck in my life in my 'O Lord; sir!' I see thing's 

may     serve   long;   but   not  serve   ever。   COUNTESS。         I  play   the  noble 

housewife with the time; To entertain it so merrily with a fool。 CLOWN。 

O Lord; sir!…Why; there't serves well again。 COUNTESS。 An end; sir! To 

your   business:   give   Helen   this; And   urge   her   to   a   present   answer   back; 

Commend   me   to   my   kinsmen   and   my   son。  This   is   not   much。   CLOWN。 

Not much commendation to them? COUNTESS。 Not much   employment 

for you。 You understand me? CLOWN。 Most fruitfully; I am there before 

my legs。 COUNTESS。 Haste you again。 Exeunt 



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                 SCENE 3。 Paris。 The KING'S palace 



    Enter BERTRAM; LAFEU; and PAROLLES 

       LAFEU。 They say miracles are past; and we have our philosophical 

persons   to   make   modern   and   familiar   things   supernatural   and   causeless。 

Hence   is   it   that   we   make  trifles   of   terrors;   ensconcing   ourselves  into 

seeming knowledge when we should submit ourselves to an unknown fear。 

PAROLLES。 Why; 'tis the rarest argument of wonder that hath shot out in 

our latter times。 BERTRAM。 And so 'tis。 LAFEU。 To be relinquish'd of the 

artists… PAROLLES。 So I say…both of Galen and Paracelsus。 LAFEU。 Of 

all the learned and authentic fellows… PAROLLES。 Right; so I say。 LAFEU。 

That gave   him  out   incurable…  PAROLLES。 Why;  there  'tis;   so   say  I   too。 

LAFEU。 Not to be help'd… PAROLLES。 Right; as 'twere a man assur'd of 

a… LAFEU。 Uncertain life and sure death。 PAROLLES。 Just; you say well; 

so would I have said。 LAFEU。 I may truly say it is a novelty to the world。 

PAROLLES。 It is indeed。 If you will have it in showing; you shall read it 

in what…do…ye…call't here。 LAFEU。 'Reading the ballad title' 'A Showing of 

a   Heavenly   Effect   in   an   Earthly  Actor。'   PAROLLES。   That's   it;   I   would 

have said the very same。 LAFEU。 Why; your dolphin is not lustier。 'Fore 

me; I speak in respect… PAROLLES。 Nay; 'tis strange; 'tis very strange; that 

is the brief and the tedious of it; and he's of a most facinerious spirit that 

will   not   acknowledge      it  to  be  the…  LAFEU。      Very    hand   of  heaven。 

PAROLLES。 Ay;   so   I   say。   LAFEU。   In   a   most   weak…   PAROLLES。  And 

debile   minister;   great   power;   great   transcendence;   which   should;   indeed; 

give us a further use to be made than alone the recov'ry of the King; as to 

be… LAFEU。 Generally thankful。 

       Enter KING; HELENA; and ATTENDANTS 

       PAROLLES。 I would have said it; you say well。 Here comes the King。 

LAFEU。 Lustig; as the Dutchman says。 I'll like a maid the better; whilst I 

have a tooth in my head。 Why; he's able to lead her a coranto。 PAROLLES。 

Mort du vinaigre! Is not this Helen? LAFEU。 'Fore God; I think so。 KING。 

Go; call   before  me all   the lords in   court。  Exit an ATTENDANT  Sit;   my 

preserver;    by  thy   patient's  side;  And   with   this  healthful   hand;   whose 

banish'd sense Thou has repeal'd; a second time receive The confirmation 



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of my promis'd gift; Which but attends thy naming。 

       Enter three or four LORDS 

       Fair   maid;   send   forth   thine   eye。  This   youthful    parcel   Of   noble 

bachelors   stand   at   my   bestowing;   O'er   whom   both   sovereign   power   and 

father's voice I have to use。 Thy frank election make; Thou hast power to 

choose; and they none to forsake。 HELENA。 To each of you one fair and 

virtuous mistress Fall; when love please。 Marry; to each but one! LAFEU。 

I'd give bay Curtal and his furniture My mouth no more were broken than 

these boys'; And writ as little beard。 KING。 Peruse them well。 Not one of 

those but had a noble father。 HELENA。 Gentlemen; Heaven hath through 

me restor'd the King to health。 ALL。 We understand it; and thank heaven 

for   you。   HELENA。   I   am   a   simple   maid;   and   therein   wealthiest   That   I 

protest I simply am a maid。 Please it your Majesty; I have done already。 

The blushes in my cheeks thus whisper me: 'We blush that thou shouldst 

choose; but; be refused; Let the white death sit on thy cheek for ever; We'll 

ne'er come there again。' KING。 Make choice and see: Who shuns thy love 

shuns   all   his   love  in   me。   HELENA。   Now;   Dian;   from  thy  altar   do   I   fly; 

And to imperial Love; that god most high; Do my sighs stream。 Sir; will 

you hear my suit? FIRST LORD。 And grant it。 HELENA。 Thanks; sir; all 

the rest is mute。 LAFEU。 I had rather be in this choice than throw ames… 

ace for my life。 HELENA。 The honour; sir; that flames in your fair eyes; 

Before I speak; too threat'ningly replies。 Love make your fortunes twenty 

times above Her that so wishes; and her humble love! SECOND LORD。 

No better; if you please。 HELENA。 My wish receive; Which great Love 

grant; and so I take my leave。 LAFEU。 Do all they deny her? An they were 

sons   of   mine   I'd   have   them   whipt;   or   I   would   send   them   to   th'   Turk   to 

make eunuchs of。 HELENA。 Be not afraid that I your hand should take; 

I'll never do you wrong for your own sake。 Blessing upon your vows; and 

in your bed Find fairer fortune; if you ever wed! LAFEU。 These boys are 

boys of ice; they'll none have her。 Sure; they are bastards to the English; 

the French ne'er got 'em。 HELENA。 You are too young; too happy; and too 

good; To make yourself a son out of my blood。 FOURTH LORD。 Fair one; 

I think not so。 LAFEU。 There's one grape yet; I am sure thy father drunk 

wine…but if thou be'st not an ass; I am a youth of fourteen; I have known 



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thee already。 HELENA。 'To BERTRAM' I dare not say I take you; but I 

give Me and my service; ever whilst I live; Into your guiding power。 This 

is   the   man。   KING。   Why;   then;   young   Bertram;   take   her;   she's   thy   wife。 

BERTRAM。 My wife; my liege! I shall beseech your Hi
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