Two Gentlemen of Verona The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] · William Shakespeare
SCENE II. _The same. The DUKE'S palace._
_Pro._ O, ay; and pities them. _Thu._ Wherefore? _Jul._ [_Aside_] That such an ass should owe them. _Pro._ That they are out by lease. _Jul._ Here comes the duke. 30 _Enter DUKE._ _Duke._ How now, Sir Proteus! how now, Thurio! Which of you saw Sir Eglamour of late? _Thu._ Not I. _Pro._ Nor I. _Duke._ Saw you my daughter? _Pro._ Neither. _Duke._ Why then, She's fled unto that peasant Valentine; 35 And Eglamour is in her company. 'Tis true; for Friar Laurence met them both, As he in penance wander'd through the forest; Him he knew well, and guess'd that it was she, But, being mask'd, he was not sure of it; 40 Besides, she did intend confession At Patrick's cell this even; and there she was not; These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence. Therefore, I pray you, stand not to discourse, But mount you presently, and meet with me 45 Upon the rising of the mountain-foot That leads toward Mantua, whither they are fled: Dispatch, sweet gentlemen, and follow me. [_Exit._ _Thu._ Why, this it is to be a peevish girl, That flies her fortune when it follows her. 50 I'll after, more to be revenged on Eglamour Than for the love of reckless Silvia. [_Exit._ _Pro._ And I will follow, more for Silvia's love Than hate of Eglamour, that goes with her. [_Exit._
_Jul._ And I will follow, more to cross that love 55 Than hate for Silvia, that is gone for love. [_Exit._ Notes: V, 2. SCENE II. The Duke's palace.] Theobald. 7: Jul. [Aside] _But love ..._] Collier (Boswell conj.). Pro. _But love ..._ Ff. 13: Jul. [Aside] _'Tis true ..._] Rowe. Thu. _'Tis true ..._ Ff. 18, 21, 24, 28: [Aside] Capell. 18: _hold_] _do hold_ Capell. 25: _possessions_] _large possessions_ Collier MS. 28: _owe_] Ff. _own_ Pope. 32: _saw Sir_] F4. _saw_ F1. _say saw Sir_ F2 F3. 34, 35: _Why then, She's_] _Why then, she's_ Capell. 35: _that_] F1. _the_ F2 F3 F4. 40: _it_] _her_ Collier MS. 47: _toward_] _towards_ Pope. 48: [Exit.] Rowe. 50: _when_] F1. _where_ F2 F3 F4. 51: _on_] _of_ Pope. 52: [Exit.] Capell. 54: [Exit.] Capell. 56: [Exit.] Capell. [Exeunt. Ff.
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