第四场　米兰。公爵府中一室

第四场　米兰。公爵府中一室

【凡伦丁、西尔维娅、修里奥及史比德上】

西尔维娅　仆人！

凡伦丁　小姐？

史比德　少爷，修里奥大爷在向您怒目而视呢。

VALENTINE　Ay，boy，it＇s for love．

SPEED　Not of you．

VALENTINE　Of my mistress，then．

SPEED　＇Twere good you knocked him．

SILVIA　Servant，you are sad．

VALENTINE　Indeed，madam，I seem so．

THURIO　Seem you that you are not？

VALENTINE　Haply I do．

THURIO　So do counterfeits．

VALENTINE　So do you．

THURIO　What seem I that I am not？

VALENTINE　Wise．

THURIO　What instance of the contrary？

VALENTINE　Your folly．

THURIO　And how quote you my folly？

VALENTINE　I quote it in your jerkin．

THURIO　My jerkin is a doublet．

VALENTINE　Well，then，I＇ll double your folly．

THURIO　How？

SILVIA　What，angry，Sir Thurio！Do you change colour？

VALENTINE　Give him leave，madam；he is a kind of chameleon．

THURIO　That hath more mind to feed on your blood than live in your air．

VALENTINE　You have said，sir．

THURIO　Ay，sir，and done too，for this time．

VALENTINE　I know it well，sir；you always end ere you begin．

SILVIA　A fine volley of words，gentlemen，and quickly shot off．

VALENTINE　＇Tis indeed，madam；we thank the giver．

SILVIA　Who is that，servant？

VALENTINE　Yourself，sweet lady；for you gave the fire．Sir Thurio borrows his wit from your ladyship＇s looks，and spends what he borrows kindly in your company．

凡伦丁　嗯，那是为了爱情的缘故。

史比德　他才不爱您呢。

凡伦丁　那就是爱这位小姐。

史比德　我看您该好生揍他一顿。

西尔维娅　仆人，你心里不高兴吗？

凡伦丁　是的，小姐，我好像不大高兴。

修里奥　好像不大高兴，其实还是很高兴吧？

凡伦丁　也许是的。

修里奥　原来是装腔作势。

凡伦丁　你也一样。

修里奥　我装些什么腔？

凡伦丁　你瞧上去还像个聪明人。

修里奥　你凭什么证明我不是个聪明人？

凡伦丁　就凭你的愚蠢。

修里奥　何以见得我愚蠢？

凡伦丁　从你这件外套就看得出来。

修里奥　我这件外套是好料子。

凡伦丁　好吧，那就算你是双料的愚蠢。

修里奥　什么？

西尔维娅　咦，生气了吗，修里奥？瞧你脸色变成这样子！

凡伦丁　让他去，小姐，他是一只善变的蜥蜴。

修里奥　这只蜥蜴可要喝你的血，它不愿意和你共戴一天。

凡伦丁　你说得很好。

修里奥　现在我可不同你多讲话了。

凡伦丁　我早就知道你总是未开场先结束的。

西尔维娅　二位，你们的唇枪舌剑倒是有来有往的。

凡伦丁　不错，小姐，这得感谢我们的供应人。

西尔维娅　供应人是谁呀，仆人？

凡伦丁　就是您自己，美丽的小姐；是您把火点着的。修里先生的词令也全是从您脸上借来的，因此才当着您的面，慷他人之慨，一下全用光了。

THURIO　Sir，if you spend word for word with me，I shall make your wit bankrupt．

VALENTINE　I know it well，sir；you have an exchequer of words，and，I think，no other treasure to give your followers，for it appears by their bareliveries，that they live by your bare words．

SILVIA　No more，gentlemen，no more．Here comes my father．

［Enter DUKE．］

DUKE　Now，daughter Silvia，you are hard beset．Sir Valentine，your father＇s in good health；what say you to a letter from your friends of much good news？

VALENTINE　My lord，I will be thankful．To any happy messenger from thence．

DUKE　Know ye Don Antonio，your countryman？

VALENTINE　Ay，my good lord，I know the gentleman to be of worth and worthy estimation and not without desert so well reputed．

DUKE　Hath he not a son？

VALENTINE　Ay，my good lord；a son that well deserves the honour and regard of such a father．

DUKE　You know him well？

VALENTINE　I know him as myself；for from our infancy we have conversed and spent our hours together；And though myself have been an idle truant，omitting the sweet benefit of time to clothe mine age with angellike perfection，yet hath Sir Proteus，—for that＇s his name，—made use and fair advantage of his days；his years but young，but his experience old；his head unmellow＇d，but his judgment ripe；and，in a word，for far behind his worth comes all the praises that I now bestow，he is complete in feature and in mind with all good grace to grace a gentleman．

修里奥　凡伦丁，你要是跟我斗嘴，我会说得你哑口无言的。

凡伦丁　那我倒完全相信；我知道尊驾有一个专门收藏言语的库房，在你手下的人，都用空言代替工钱；从他们寒伧的装束上，就可以看出他们是靠着你的空言过活的。

西尔维娅　两位别说下去了，我的父亲来啦。

【公爵上】

公爵　西尔维娅，你给他们两位包围起来了吗？凡伦丁，你的父亲身体很好；你家里有信来，带来了许多好消息，你要不要我告诉你？

凡伦丁　殿下，我愿意洗耳恭听。

公爵　你认识你的同乡中有一位安东尼奥吗？

凡伦丁　是，殿下，我知道他是一位德高望重的士绅，享有良好的声誉是完全无愧的。

公爵　他不是有一个儿子吗？

凡伦丁　是，殿下，他有一个克绍箕裘的贤嗣。

公爵　你和他很熟悉吗？

凡伦丁　我知道他就像知道我自己一样，因为我们从小就在一起同游同学的。我虽然因为习于游惰，不肯用心上进，可是普洛丢斯——那是他的名字——却不曾把他的青春蹉跎过去。他少年老成，虽然涉世未深，识见却超人一等；他的种种好处，我一时也称赞不尽。总而言之，他的品貌才学，都是尽善尽美，凡是上流人所应有的美德，他身上无不具备。

DUKE　Beshrew me，sir，but if he make this good，he is as worthy for an empress＇love as meet to be an emperor＇s counsellor．Well，sir，this gentleman is come to me，with commendation from great potentates；and here he means to spend his time awhile；I think＇tis no unwelcome news to you．

VALENTINE　Should I have wish＇d a thing，it had been he．

DUKE　Welcome him then according to his worth．Silvia，I speak to you，and you，Sir Thurio；for Valentine，I need not cite him to it；I will send him hither to you presently．［Exit．］

VALENTINE　This is the gentleman I told your ladyship had come along with me，but that his mistress did hold his eyes lock＇d in her crystal looks．

SILVIA　Belike that now she hath enfranchised them upon some other pawn for fealty．

VALENTINE　Nay，sure，I think she holds them prisoners still．

SILVIA　Nay，then he should be blind；and，being blind how could he see his way to seek out you？

VALENTINE　Why，lady，love hath twenty pair of eyes．

THURIO　They say that love hath not an eye at all．

VALENTINE　To see such lovers，Thurio，as yourself；upon a homely object love can wink．

SILVIA　Have done，have done；here comes the gentleman．

［Enter PROTEUS．］

VALENTINE　Welcome，dear Proteus！Mistress，I beseech you，confirm his welcome with some special favour．

SILVIA　His worth is warrant for his welcome hither，if this be he you oft have wish＇d to hear from．

VALENTINE　Mistress，it is；sweet lady，entertain him to be my fellowservant to your ladyship．

SILVIA　Too low a mistress for so high a servant．

PROTEUS　Not so，sweet lady；but too mean a servant to have a look of such a worthy mistress．

公爵　真的吗？要是他真是这样好法，那么他是值得一个王后的眷爱，适宜于充任一个帝王的辅弼的。现在他已经到我们这儿来了，许多大人物都有信来给他吹嘘。他预备在这儿耽搁一些时候，我想你一定很高兴听见这消息吧。

凡伦丁　那真是我求之不得的。

公爵　那么就准备着欢迎他吧。我这话是对你说的，西尔维娅，也是对你说的，修里奥，因为凡伦丁是用不着我怂恿的；我就去叫你的朋友来和你相见。

【下】

凡伦丁　这就是我对您说起过的那个朋友；他本来是要跟我一起来的，可是他的眼睛给他情人的晶莹的盼睐摄住了，所以不能脱身。

西尔维娅　大概现在她已经释放了他，另外有人向她奉献他的忠诚了。

凡伦丁　不，我相信他仍旧是她的俘虏。

西尔维娅　他既然还在恋爱，那么他就应该是盲目的；他既然盲目，怎么能够迢迢而来，找到了你的所在呢？

凡伦丁　小姐，爱情是有二十对眼睛的。

修里奥　他们说爱情不生眼睛。

凡伦丁　爱情没有眼睛来看见像你这样的情人；对于丑陋的事物，它是会闭目不视的。

西尔维娅　算了，算了。客人来了。

【普洛丢斯上】

凡伦丁　欢迎，亲爱的普洛丢斯！小姐，请您用特殊的礼遇欢迎他吧。

西尔维娅　要是这位就是你时常念念不忘的好朋友，那么凭着他的才德，一定会得到竭诚的欢迎。

凡伦丁　这就是他。小姐，请您接纳了他，让他同我一样做您的仆人。

西尔维娅　这样高贵的仆人，侍候这样卑微的女主人，未免太屈尊了。

普洛丢斯　哪里的话，好小姐，草野贱士，能够在这样一位卓越的贵人之前亲聆謦咳，实在是三生有幸。

VALENTINE　Leave off discourse of disability；sweet lady，entertain him for your servant．

PROTEUS　My duty will I boast of，nothing else．

SILVIA　And duty never yet did want his meed；servant，you are welcome to a worthless mistress．

PROTEUS　I＇ll die on him that says so but yourself．

SILVIA　That you are welcome？

PROTEUS　That you are worthless．

［Enter a Servant．］

SERVANT　Madam，my lord your father would speak with you．

SILVIA　I wait upon his pleasure．

［Exit Servant．］

SILVIA　Come，Sir Thurio，go with me．Once more，new servant，welcome；I＇ll leave you to confer of home－affairs；when you have done，we ook to hear from you．

PROTEUS　We＇ll both attend upon your ladyship．

［Exeunt SILVIA，THURIO and SPEED．］

VALENTINE　Now，tell me，how do all from whence you came？

PROTEUS　Your friends are well and have them much commended．

VALENTINE　And how do yours？

PROTEUS　I left them all in health．

VALENTINE　How does your lady and how thrives your love？

PROTEUS　My tales of love were wont to weary you；I know you joy not in a love discourse．

VALENTINE　Ay，Proteus，but that life is alter＇d now；I have done penance for contemning love，whose high imperious thoughts have punish＇d me with bitter fasts，with penitential groans，with nightly tears and daily heart－sore sighs；for，in revenge of my contempt of love，love hath chased sleep from my enthralled eyes and made them watchers of mine own heart＇s sorrow．O gentle Proteus，love＇s a mighty lord，and hath so humbled me as I confess，there is no woe to his correction，nor to his service no such joy on earth．Now no discourse，except it be of love；now can I break my fast，dine，sup and sleep，upon the very naked name of love．

凡伦丁　大家不用谦虚了。好小姐，请您收容他做您的仆人吧。

普洛丢斯　我将以能够奉侍左右，勉效奔走之劳，作为我最大的光荣。

西尔维娅　尽职的人必能得到酬报。仆人，一个庸愚的女主人欢迎着你。

普洛丢斯　这话若出自别人口里，我一定要他的命。

西尔维娅　什么话，欢迎你吗？

普洛丢斯　不，给您加上庸愚两字。

【一仆人上】

仆人　小姐，老爷叫您去说话。

西尔维娅　我就来。

【仆人下】

西尔维娅　来，修里奥，咱们一块儿去。新来的仆人，我再向你说一声欢迎。现在我让你们两人畅叙家常，等会儿我们再谈吧。

普洛丢斯　我们两人都随时等候着您的使唤。

【西尔维娅、修里奥、史比德同下】

凡伦丁　现在告诉我，家乡的一切情形怎样？

普洛丢斯　你的亲友们都很安好，他们都叫我问候你。

凡伦丁　你的亲友们呢？

普洛丢斯　我离开他们的时候，他们也都很康健。

凡伦丁　你的爱人怎样？你们的恋爱进行得怎么样了？

普洛丢斯　我的恋爱故事是向来使你讨厌的，我知道你不爱听这种儿女私情。

凡伦丁　可是现在我的生活已经改变过来了；我正在忏悔我自己从前对于爱情的轻视，它的至高无上的威权，正在用痛苦的绝食、悔罪的呻吟、夜晚的哭泣和白昼的叹息惩罚着我。为了报复我从前对它的侮蔑，爱情已经从我被蛊惑的眼睛中驱走了睡眠，使它们永远注视着我自己心底的忧伤。啊，普洛丢斯！爱情是一个有绝大威权的君王，我已经在他面前甘心臣服，他的惩罚使我甘之如饴，为他服役是世间最大的快乐。现在我除了关于恋爱方面的谈话以外，什么都不要听；单单提起爱情的名字，便可以代替了我的三餐一宿。

PROTEUS　Enough；I read your fortune in your eye．Was this the idol that you worship so？

VALENTINE　Even she；and is she not a heavenly saint？

PROTEUS　No；but she is an earthly paragon．

VALENTINE　Call her divine．

PROTEUS　I will not flatter her．

VALENTINE　O，flatter me；for love delights in praises．

PROTEUS　When I was sick，you gave me bitter pills，and I must minister the like to you．

VALENTINE　Then speak the truth by her；if not divine，yet let her be a principality，sovereign to all the creatures on the earth．

PROTEUS　Except my mistress．

VALENTINE　Sweet，except not any，except thou wilt except against my love．

PROTEUS　Have I not reason to prefer mine own？

VALENTINE　And I will help thee to prefer her too；she shall be dignified with this high honour，to bear my lady＇s train，lest the base earth should from her vesture chance to steal a kiss，and，of so great a favour growing proud，disdain to root the summer－swelling flower，and make rough winter everlastingly．

PROTEUS　Why，Valentine，what braggardism is this？

VALENTINE　Pardon me，Proteus；all I can is nothing to her whose worth makes other worthies nothing；she is alone．

PROTEUS　Then let her alone．

VALENTINE　Not for the world；why，man，she is mine own，and I as rich in having such a jewel as twenty seas，if all their sand were pearl，the water nectar and the rocks pure gold．Forgive me that I do not dream on thee，because thou see＇st me dote upon my love．My foolish rival，that her father likes only for his possessions are so huge，is gone with her along，and I must after，for love，thou know＇st，is full of jealousy．

普洛丢斯　够了，我在你的眼睛里可以读出你的命运来。你所膜拜的偶像就是她吗？

凡伦丁　就是她。她不是一个天上的神仙吗？

普洛丢斯　不，她是一个地上的美人。

凡伦丁　她是神圣的。

普洛丢斯　我不愿谄媚她。

凡伦丁　为了我的缘故谄媚她吧，因为爱情是喜欢听人家恭维的。

普洛丢斯　当我有病的时候，你给我苦味的丸药，现在我也要以其人之道还治其人之身。

凡伦丁　那么就说老实话吧，她即使不是神圣，也是并世无双的魁首，她是世间一切有生之伦的女皇。

普洛丢斯　除了我的爱人以外。

凡伦丁　不，没有例外，除非你有意诽谤我的爱人。

普洛丢斯　我没有理由喜爱我自己的爱人吗？

凡伦丁　我也愿意帮助你抬高她的身分：她可以得到这样隆重的光荣，为我的爱人捧持衣裾，免得卑贱的泥土偷吻她的裙角；它在得到这样意外的幸运之余，会变得骄傲起来，不肯再去滋养盛夏的花卉，使苛酷的寒冬永驻人间。

普洛丢斯　嗳呀，凡伦丁，你简直在信口乱吹。

凡伦丁　原谅我，普洛丢斯，我的一切赞美之词，对她都毫无用处；她的本身的美点，就可以使其他一切美人黯然失色。她是独一无二的。

普洛丢斯　那么你不要作非分之想吧。

凡伦丁　什么也不能阻止我去爱她。告诉你吧，老兄，她是属于我的；我有了这样一宗珍宝，就像是二十个大海的主人，它的每一粒泥沙都是珠玉，每一滴海水都是天上的琼浆，每一块石子都是纯粹的黄金。不要因为我从来不曾梦到过你而见怪，因为你已经看见我是怎样倾心于我的恋人。我那愚癔的情敌——她的父亲因为他雄于资财而看中了他——刚才和她一同去了，我现在必须追上他们，因为你知道爱情是充满着嫉妒的。

PROTEUS　But she loves you？

VALENTINE　Ay，and we are betroth＇d；nay，more，our，marriage－hour，with all the cunning manner of our flight，determined of；how I must climb her window，the ladder made of cords，and all the means plotted and＇greed on for my happiness．Good Proteus，go with me to my chamber，in these affairs to aid me with thy counsel．

PROTEUS　Go on before；I shall inquire you forth；I must unto the road，to disembark some necessaries that I needs must use，and then I＇ll presently attend you．

VALENTINE　Will you make haste？

PROTEUS　I will．［Exit VALENTINE．］Even as one heat another heat expels，or as one nail by strength drives out another，so the remembrance of my former love is by a newer object quite forgotten．Is it mine，or Valentine＇s praise，her true perfection，or my false transgression，that makes me reasonless to reason thus？She is fair；and so is Julia that I love，that I did love，for now my love is thaw＇d；which，like a waxen image，against a fire，bears no impression of the thing it was．Methinks my zeal to Valentine is cold，and that I love him not as I was wont．O，but I love his ady too－too much，and that＇s the reason I love him so little．How shall I dote on her with more advice，that thus without advice begin to love her！It is but her picture I have yet beheld，and that hath dazzled my reason＇s light；but when I look on her perfections，there is no reason but I shall be blind．If I can cheque my erring love，I will；if not，to compass her I＇ll use my skill．［Exit．］

普洛丢斯　可是她也爱你吗？

凡伦丁　是的，我们已经互许终身了；而且我们已经约好设计私奔，结婚的时间也已定当。我先用绳梯爬上她的窗口，把她接了出来，各种手续程序都已完全安排好了。好普洛丢斯，跟我到我的寓所去，我还要请你在这种事情上多多指教呢。

普洛丢斯　你先去吧，你的寓所我会打听得到的。我还要到码头上去，拿一点必需的用品，然后我就来看你。

凡伦丁　那么你赶快一点吧。

普洛丢斯　好的。【凡伦丁下】正像一阵更大的热焰压盖住原来的热焰，一枚大钉敲落了小钉，我的旧日的恋情，也因为有了一个新的对象而完全冷淡了。是我的眼睛在作祟吗？还是因为凡伦丁把她说得天花乱坠？还是她的真正的完美使我心醉？或者是我的见异思迁的罪恶，使我全然失去了理智？她是美丽的，我所爱的朱利娅也是美丽的；可是我对于朱利娅的爱已经成为过去了，那一段恋情，就像投入火中的蜡像，已经全然溶解，不留一点原来的痕迹。好像我对于凡伦丁的友谊已经突然冷淡，我不再像从前那样喜爱他了；啊，这是因为我太过于爱他的爱人了，所以我才对他毫无好感。我这样不假思索地爱上了她，如果跟她相知渐深之后，更将怎样为她倾倒？我现在看见的只是她的外表，可是那已经使我的理智的灵光晕眩不定，那么当我看到她内心的美好时，我一定要变成盲目的了。我要尽力克制我的罪恶的恋情；否则就得设计赢得她的芳心。【下】