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Ay； good my lord。 Why should you say Cressida？ No； your poor disposer's
sick。 PARIS。 I spy。 PANDARUS。 You spy！ What do you spy？…Come； give
me an instrument。 Now； sweet queen。 HELEN。 Why； this is kindly done。
PANDARUS。 My niece is horribly in love with a thing you have； sweet
queen。 HELEN。 She shall have it； my lord； if it be not my Lord Paris。
PANDARUS。 He！ No； she'll none of him； they two are twain。 HELEN。
Falling in； after falling out； may make them three。 PANDARUS。 Come；
come。 I'll hear no more of this； I'll sing you a song now。 HELEN。 Ay； ay；
prithee now。 By my troth； sweet lord； thou hast a fine forehead。
PANDARUS。 Ay； you may； you may。 HELEN。 Let thy song be love。 This
love will undo us all。 O Cupid； Cupid； Cupid！ PANDARUS。 Love！ Ay；
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that it shall； i' faith。 PARIS。 Ay； good now； love； love； nothing but love。
PANDARUS。 In good troth； it begins so。 ＇Sings＇
Love； love； nothing but love； still love； still more！ For； oh； love's bow
Shoots buck and doe； The shaft confounds Not that it wounds； But tickles
still the sore。 These lovers cry； O ho； they die！ Yet that which seems the
wound to kill Doth turn O ho！ to ha！ ha！ he！ So dying love lives still。 O ho！
a while； but ha！ ha！ ha！ O ho！ groans out for ha！ ha！ ha！…hey ho！
HELEN。 In love； i' faith； to the very tip of the nose。 PARIS。 He eats
nothing but doves； love； and that breeds hot blood； and hot blood begets
hot thoughts； and hot thoughts beget hot deeds； and hot deeds is love。
PANDARUS。 Is this the generation of love： hot blood； hot thoughts； and
hot deeds？ Why； they are vipers。 Is love a generation of vipers？ Sweet lord；
who's a…field today？ PARIS。 Hector； Deiphobus； Helenus； Antenor； and all
the gallantry of Troy。 I would fain have arm'd to…day； but my Nell would
not have it so。 How chance my brother Troilus went not？ HELEN。 He
hangs the lip at something。 You know all； Lord Pandarus。 PANDARUS。
Not I； honey…sweet queen。 I long to hear how they spend to…day。 You'll
remember your brother's excuse？ PARIS。 To a hair。 PANDARUS。
Farewell； sweet queen。 HELEN。 Commend me to your niece。
PANDARUS。 I will； sweet queen。 Exit。 Sound a retreat PARIS。 They're
come from the field。 Let us to Priam's hall To greet the warriors。 Sweet
Helen； I must woo you To help unarm our Hector。 His stubborn buckles；
With these your white enchanting fingers touch'd； Shall more obey than to
the edge of steel Or force of Greekish sinews； you shall do more Than all
the island kings…disarm great Hector。 HELEN。 'Twill make us proud to be
his servant； Paris； Yea； what he shall receive of us in duty Gives us more
palm in beauty than we have； Yea； overshines ourself。 PARIS。 Sweet；
above thought I love thee。 Exeunt
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SCENE 2。 Troy。 PANDARUS' orchard
Enter PANDARUS and TROILUS' BOY； meeting
PANDARUS。 How now！ Where's thy master？ At my cousin
Cressida's？ BOY。 No； sir； he stays for you to conduct him thither。
Enter TROILUS
PANDARUS。 O； here he comes。 How now； how now！ TROILUS。
Sirrah； walk off。 Exit Boy PANDARUS。 Have you seen my cousin？
TROILUS。 No； Pandarus。 I stalk about her door Like a strange soul upon
the Stygian banks Staying for waftage。 O； be thou my Charon； And give
me swift transportance to these fields Where I may wallow in the lily beds
Propos'd for the deserver！ O gentle Pandar； From Cupid's shoulder pluck
his painted wings； And fly with me to Cressid！ PANDARUS。 Walk here i'
th' orchard； I'll bring her straight。 Exit TROILUS。 I am giddy； expectation
whirls me round。 Th' imaginary relish is so sweet That it enchants my
sense； what will it be When that the wat'ry palate tastes indeed Love's
thrice…repured nectar？ Death； I fear me； Swooning destruction； or some
joy too fine； Too subtle…potent； tun'd too sharp in sweetness； For the
capacity of my ruder powers。 I fear it much； and I do fear besides That I
shall lose distinction in my joys； As doth a battle； when they charge on
heaps The enemy flying。
Re…enter PANDARUS
PANDARUS。 She's making her ready； she'll come straight； you must
be witty now。 She does so blush； and fetches her wind so short； as if she
were fray'd with a sprite。 I'll fetch her。 It is the prettiest villain； she fetches
her breath as short as a new…ta'en sparrow。 Exit TROILUS。 Even such a
passion doth embrace my bosom。 My heart beats thicker than a feverous
pulse； And all my powers do their bestowing lose； Like vassalage at
unawares encount'ring The eye of majesty。
Re…enter PANDARUS With CRESSIDA
PANDARUS。 Come； come； what need you blush？ Shame's a baby。…
Here she is now； swear the oaths now to her that you have sworn to me。…
What； are you gone again？ You must be watch'd ere you be made tame；
must you？ Come your ways； come your ways； an you draw backward；
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we'll put you i' th' fills。…Why do you not speak to her？…Come； draw this
curtain and let's see your picture。 Alas the day； how loath you are to offend
daylight！ An 'twere dark； you'd close sooner。 So； so； rub on； and kiss the
mistress How now； a kiss in fee…farm！ Build there； carpenter； the air is
sweet。 Nay； you shall fight your hearts out ere I part you。 The falcon as the
tercel； for all the ducks i' th' river。 Go to； go to。 TROILUS。 You have bereft
me of all words； lady。 PANDARUS。 Words pay no debts； give her deeds；
but she'll bereave you o' th' deeds too； if she call your activity in question。
What； billing again？ Here's 'In witness whereof the parties
interchangeably。' Come in； come in； I'll go get a fire。 Exit CRESSIDA。
Will you walk in； my lord？ TROILUS。 O Cressid； how often have I wish'd
me thus！ CRESSIDA。 Wish'd； my lord！ The gods grant…O my lord！
TROILUS。 What should they grant？ What makes this pretty abruption？
What too curious dreg espies my sweet lady in the fountain of our love？
CRESSIDA。 More dregs than water； if my fears have