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the dark lady of the sonnets(噴膨佩鮒戦議菜健繁)-及10何蛍
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majestical enough for the glory that lovely words can reveal。 It is heresy
to deny it�此 �have you not been taught that in the beginning was the Word�拭�
that the Word was with God�拭�nay�察�that the Word was God�拭�
THE LADY。 Beware�察 �fellow�察 �how you presume to speak of holy
things。 The Queen is the head of the Church。
THE MAN。 You are the head of my Church when you speak as you
did at first。 ;All the perfumes of Arabia;� �Can the Queen speak thus�拭�
They say she playeth well upon the virginals。 Let her play so to me�察�and
I'll kiss her hands。 But until then�察�you are my Queen�察�and I'll kiss those
lips that have dropt music on my heart。 _��He puts his arms abont her�А�_
THE LADY。 Unmeasured impudence� �On your life�察 �take your
hands from me。
_The Dark Lady comes stooping along the terrace behind them like a
running thrush。 When she sees how they are employed�察�she rises angrily
to her full height�察�and listens jealously。_
THE MAN。 _��unaware of the Dark Lady��_ Then cease to make my
hands tremble with the streams of life you pour through them。 You hold
me as the lodestar holds the iron�此 �I cannot but cling to you。 We are lost�察�
you and I�此 �nothing can separate us now。
THE DARK LADY。 We shall see that�察 �false lying hound�察 �you and
your filthy trull。 _��With two vigorous cuffs�察�she knocks the pair asunder�察�
sending the man�察�who is unlucky enough to receive a righthanded blow�察�
sprawling an the flags�А�_ Take that�察 �both of you� �THE CLOAKED
LADY。 _��in towering wrath�察 �throwing off her cloak and turning in
outraged majesty on her assailant��_ High treason� �
THE DARK LADY。 _��recognizing her and falling on her knees in
abject terror��_ Will�此 �I am lost�此 �I have struck the Queen。
THE MAN。 _��sitting up as majestically as his ignominious posture
allows��_ Woman�此 �you have struck WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR。
QUEEN ELIZABETH。 _��stupent��_ Marry�察 �come up�。。 �Struck
William Shakespear quotha� �And who in the name of all the sluts and
jades and light´o'´loves and fly´by´nights that infest this palace of mine�察�
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may William Shakespear be�拭�
THE DARK LADY。 Madam�此 �he is but a player。 Oh�察�I could have
my hand cut off
QUEEN ELIZABETH。 Belike you will�察 �mistress。 Have you
bethought you that I am like to have your head cut off as well�拭�
THE DARK LADY。 Will�此 �save me。 Oh�察�save me。
ELIZABETH。 Save you� �A likely savior�察 �on my royal word� �I
had thought this fellow at least an esquire�察�for I had hoped that even the
vilest of my ladies would not have dishonored my Court by wantoning
with a baseborn servant。
SHAKESPEAR。 _��indignantly scrambling to his feet��_ Base´born� �
I�察�a Shakespear of Stratford� �I�察�whose mother was an Arden� �baseborn� �
You forget yourself�察�madam。 ELIZABETH。 _��furious��_ S'blood� �do I
so�拭 �I will teach you
THE DARK LADY。 _��rising from her knees and throwing herself
between them��_ Will�此 �in God's name anger her no further。 It is death。
Madam�此 �do not listen to him。
SHAKESPEAR。 Not were it een to save your life�察 �Mary�察 �not to
mention mine own�察�will I flatter a monarch who forgets what is due to my
family。 I deny not that my father was brought down to be a poor
bankrupt�察�but twas his gentle blood that was ever too generous for trade。
Never did he disown his debts。 Tis true he paid them not�察 �but it is an
attested truth that he gave bills for them�察�and twas those bills�察�in the hands
of base hucksters�察�that were his undoing。
ELIZABETH。 _��grimly��_ The son of your father shall learn his
place in the presence of the daughter of Harry the Eighth。
SHAKESPEAR。 _��swelling with intolerant importance��_ Name
not that inordinate man in the same breath with Stratford's worthiest
alderman。 John Shakespear wedded but once�此 �Harry Tudor was married
six times。 You should blush to utter his name。
THE DARK LADY。 �� Will�此 �for pity's sake �� _crying out
�� �� together_ ELIZABETH。
�� Insolent dog ��
SHAKESPEAR。 _��cutting them short��_ How know you that King
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Harry was indeed your father�拭�
ELIZABETH。 �� Zounds� �Now by ��
_��she stops to grind her teeth with rage�А�_ �� THE
DARK LADY。 �� She will have me whipped through
�� the streets。 Oh God� �Oh God� �
SHAKESPEAR。 Learn to know yourself better�察 �madam。 I am an
honest gentleman of unquestioned parentage�察�and have already sent in my
demand for the coat´of´arms that is lawfully mine。 Can you say as much
for yourself�拭�
ELIZABETH。 _��almost beside herself��_ Another word�察�and I begin
with mine own hands the work the hangman shall finish。
SHAKESPEAR。 You are no true Tudor�此 �this baggage here has as
good a right to your royal seat as you。 What maintains you on the throne
of England�拭 �Is it your renowned wit�拭 �your wisdom that sets at naught
the craftiest statesmen of the Christian world�拭 �No。 Tis the mere chance
that might have happened to any milkmaid�察 �the caprice of Nature that
made you the most wondrous piece of beauty the age hath seen。
_��Elizabeth's raised fists�察�on the point of striking him�察�fall to her side�А�_
That is what hath brought all men to your feet�察�and founded your throne on
the impregnable rock of your proud heart�察�a stony island in a sea of desire。
There�察�madam�察�is some wholesome blunt honest speaking for you。 Now
do your worst。
ELIZABETH。 _��with dignity��_ Master Shakespear�此 �it is well for
you that I am a merciful prince。 I make allowance for your rustic
ignorance。 But remember that there are things which be true�察�and are yet
not seemly to be said ��I will not say to a queen�察�for you will have it that I
am none�� but to a virgin。
SHAKESPEAR。 _��bluntly��_ It is no fault of mine that you are a
virgin�察�madam�察�albeit tis my misfortune。
THE DARK LADY。 _��terrified again��_ In mercy�察�madam�察�hold no
further discourse with him。 He hath ever some lewd jest on his tongue。
You hear how he useth me� �calling me baggage and the like to your
Majesty's face。
ELIZABETH。 As for you�察�mistress�察�I have yet to demand what your
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business is at this hour in this place�察�and how you come to be so concerned
with a player that you strike blindly at your sovereign in your jealousy of
him。
THE DARK LADY。 Madam�此 �as I live and hope for salvation
SHAKESPEAR。 _��sardonically��_ Ha� �
THE DARK LADY。 _��angrily��_ ay�察 �I'm as like to be saved as
thou that believest naught save some black magic of words and versesI
say�察�madam�察�as I am a living woman I came here to break with him for
ever。 Oh�察�madam�察�if you would know what misery is�察�listen to this man
that is more than man and less at the same time。 He will tie you down to
anatomize your very soul�此 �he will wring tears of blood from your
humiliation�察�and then he will heal the wound with flatteries that no woman
can resist。
SHAKESPEAR。 Flatteries� �_��Kneeling��_ Oh�察 �madam�察 �I put my
case at your royal feet。 I confess to much。 I have a rude tongue�此 �I am
unmannerly�此 �I blaspheme against the holiness of anointed royalty�察�but oh�察�
my royal mistress�察�AM I a flatterer�拭�
ELIZABETH。 I absolve you as to that。 You are far too plain a
dealer to please me。 _��He rises gratefully�А�_
THE DARK LADY。 Madam�此 �he is flattering you even as he
speaks。
ELIZABETH。 _��a terrible flash in her eye��_ Ha� �Is it so�拭�
SHAKESPEAR。 Madam�此 �she is jealous�察�and�察�heaven help me� �not
without reason。 Oh�察�you say you are a merciful prince�察�but that was cruel
of you�察�that hiding of your royal dignity when you found me here。 For
how can I ever be content with this black´haired�察�black´eyed�察�black´avised
devil again now that I have looked upon real beauty and real majesty�拭�
THE DARK LADY。 _��wounded and desperate��_ He hath swore to
me ten times over that the day shall come in England when black women�察�
for all their foulness�察 �shall be more thought on than fair ones。 _��To
Shakespear�察�scolding at him��_ Deny it if thou canst。 Oh�察�he is comp
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