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not have his wit this year。 CRESSIDA。 He shall not need it if he have his
own。 PANDARUS。 Nor his qualities。 CRESSIDA。 No matter。
PANDARUS。 Nor his beauty。 CRESSIDA。 'Twould not become him： his
own's better。 PANDARUS。 YOU have no judgment； niece。 Helen herself
swore th' other day that Troilus； for a brown favour； for so 'tis； I must
confess… not brown neither… CRESSIDA。 No； but brown。 PANDARUS。
Faith； to say truth； brown and not brown。 CRESSIDA。 To say the truth；
true and not true。 PANDARUS。 She prais'd his complexion above Paris。
CRESSIDA。 Why； Paris hath colour enough。 PANDARUS。 So he has。
CRESSIDA。 Then Troilus should have too much。 If she prais'd him above；
his complexion is higher than his； he having colour enough； and the other
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higher； is too flaming praise for a good complexion。 I had as lief Helen's
golden tongue had commended Troilus for a copper nose。 PANDARUS。 I
swear to you I think Helen loves him better than Paris。 CRESSIDA。 Then
she's a merry Greek indeed。 PANDARUS。 Nay； I am sure she does。 She
came to him th' other day into the compass'd window…and you know he
has not past three or four hairs on his chin… CRESSIDA。 Indeed a tapster's
arithmetic may soon bring his particulars therein to a total。 PANDARUS。
Why； he is very young； and yet will he within three pound lift as much as
his brother Hector。 CRESSIDA。 Is he so young a man and so old a lifter？
PANDARUS。 But to prove to you that Helen loves him： she came and puts
me her white hand to his cloven chin… CRESSIDA。 Juno have mercy！ How
came it cloven？ PANDARUS。 Why； you know； 'tis dimpled。 I think his
smiling becomes him better than any man in all Phrygia。 CRESSIDA。 O；
he smiles valiantly！ PANDARUS。 Does he not？ CRESSIDA。 O yes； an
'twere a cloud in autumn！ PANDARUS。 Why； go to； then！ But to prove to
you that Helen loves Troilus… CRESSIDA。 Troilus will stand to the proof；
if you'll prove it so。 PANDARUS。 Troilus！ Why； he esteems her no more
than I esteem an addle egg。 CRESSIDA。 If you love an addle egg as well
as you love an idle head； you would eat chickens i' th' shell。 PANDARUS。
I cannot choose but laugh to think how she tickled his chin。 Indeed； she
has a marvell's white hand； I must needs confess。 CRESSIDA。 Without the
rack。 PANDARUS。 And she takes upon her to spy a white hair on his chin。
CRESSIDA。 Alas； poor chin！ Many a wart is richer。 PANDARUS。 But
there was such laughing！ Queen Hecuba laugh'd that her eyes ran o'er。
CRESSIDA。 With millstones。 PANDARUS。 And Cassandra laugh'd。
CRESSIDA。 But there was a more temperate fire under the pot of her eyes。
Did her eyes run o'er too？ PANDARUS。 And Hector laugh'd。 CRESSIDA。
At what was all this laughing？ PANDARUS。 Marry； at the white hair that
Helen spied on Troilus' chin。 CRESSIDA。 An't had been a green hair I
should have laugh'd too。 PANDARUS。 They laugh'd not so much at the
hair as at his pretty answer。 CRESSIDA。 What was his answer？
PANDARUS。 Quoth she 'Here's but two and fifty hairs on your chin； and
one of them is white。' CRESSIDA。 This is her question。 PANDARUS。
That's true； make no question of that。 'Two and fifty hairs；' quoth he 'and
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one white。 That white hair is my father； and all the rest are his sons。'
'Jupiter！' quoth she 'which of these hairs is Paris my husband？' 'The forked
one；' quoth he； 'pluck't out and give it him。' But there was such laughing！
and Helen so blush'd； and Paris so chaf'd； and all the rest so laugh'd that it
pass'd。 CRESSIDA。 So let it now； for it has been a great while going by。
PANDARUS。 Well； cousin； I told you a thing yesterday； think on't。
CRESSIDA。 So I do。 PANDARUS。 I'll be sworn 'tis true； he will weep
you； and 'twere a man born in April。 CRESSIDA。 And I'll spring up in his
tears； an 'twere a nettle against May。 ＇Sound a retreat＇ PANDARUS。 Hark！
they are coming from the field。 Shall we stand up here and see them as
they pass toward Ilium？ Good niece； do； sweet niece Cressida。
CRESSIDA。 At your pleasure。 PANDARUS。 Here； here； here's an
excellent place； here we may see most bravely。 I'll tell you them all by
their names as they pass by； but mark Troilus above the rest。
AENEAS passes
CRESSIDA。 Speak not so loud。 PANDARUS。 That's Aeneas。 Is not
that a brave man？ He's one of the flowers of Troy； I can tell you。 But mark
Troilus； you shall see anon。
ANTENOR passes
CRESSIDA。 Who's that？ PANDARUS。 That's Antenor。 He has a
shrewd wit； I can tell you； and he's a man good enough； he's one o' th'
soundest judgments in Troy； whosoever； and a proper man of person。
When comes Troilus？ I'll show you Troilus anon。 If he see me； you shall
see him nod at me。 CRESSIDA。 Will he give you the nod？ PANDARUS。
You shall see。 CRESSIDA。 If he do； the rich shall have more。
HECTOR passes
PANDARUS。 That's Hector； that； that； look you； that； there's a fellow！
Go thy way； Hector！ There's a brave man； niece。 O brave Hector！ Look
how he looks。 There's a countenance！ Is't not a brave man？ CRESSIDA。 O；
a brave man！ PANDARUS。 Is 'a not？ It does a man's heart good。 Look you
what hacks are on his helmet！ Look you yonder； do you see？ Look you
there。 There's no jesting； there's laying on； take't off who will； as they say。
There be hacks。 CRESSIDA。 Be those with swords？ PANDARUS。 Swords！
anything； he cares not； an the devil come to him； it's all one。 By God's lid；
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it does one's heart good。 Yonder comes Paris； yonder comes Paris。
PARIS passes
Look ye yonder； niece； is't not a gallant man too； is't not？ Why； this is
brave now。 Who said he came hurt home to…day？ He's not hurt。 Why； this
will do Helen's heart good now； ha！ Would I could see Troilus now！ You
shall see Troilus anon。
HELENUS passes
CRESSIDA。 Who's that？ PANDARUS。 That's Helenus。 I marvel
where Troilus is。 That's Helenus。 I think he went not forth to…day。 That's
Helenus。 CRESSIDA。 Can Helenus fight； uncle？ PANDARUS。 Helenu