Marseilles. A Street. | |
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Enter HELENA, Widow, and DIANA, with two Attendants. | |
| Hel. But this exceeding posting, day and night, | |
| Must wear your spirits low; we cannot help it: | 4 |
| But since you have made the days and nights as one, | |
| To wear your gentle limbs in my affairs, | |
| Be bold you do so grow in my requital | |
| As nothing can unroot you. In happy time; | 8 |
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Enter a gentle Astringer. | |
| This man may help me to his majesty’s ear, | |
| If he would spend his power. God save you, sir. | |
| Gent. And you. | 12 |
| Hel. Sir, I have seen you in the court of France. | |
| Gent. I have been sometimes there. | |
| Hel. I do presume, sir, that you are not fallen | |
| From the report that goes upon your goodness; | 16 |
| And therefore, goaded with most sharp occasions, | |
| Which lay nice manners by, I put you to | |
| The use of your own virtues, for the which | |
| I shall continue thankful. | 20 |
| Gent. What’s your will? | |
| Hel. That it will please you | |
| To give this poor petition to the king, | |
| And aid me with that store of power you have | 24 |
| To come into his presence. | |
| Gent. The king’s not here. | |
| Hel. Not here, sir! | |
| Gent. Not, indeed: | 28 |
| He hence remov’d last night, and with more haste | |
| Than is his use. | |
| Wid. Lord, how we lose our pains! | |
| Hel. All’s well that ends well yet, | 32 |
| Though time seems so adverse and means unfit. | |
| I do beseech you, whither is he gone? | |
| Gent. Marry, as I take it, to Rousillon; | |
| Whither I am going. | 36 |
| Hel. I do beseech you, sir, | |
| Since you are like to see the king before me, | |
| Commend the paper to his gracious hand; | |
| Which I presume shall render you no blame | 40 |
| But rather make you thank your pains for it. | |
| I will come after you with what good speed | |
| Our means will make us means. | |
| Gent. This I’ll do for you. | 44 |
| Hel. And you shall find yourself to be well thank’d, | |
| Whate’er falls more. We must to horse again: | |
| Go, go, provide. [Exeunt. | |
