SCENEⅣ Another Part of the Forest
［Enter VALENTINE．］
VALENTINE How use doth breed a habit in a man！This shadowy desert，unfrequented woods，I better brook than flourishing peopled towns．Here can I sit alone，unseen of any，and to the nightingale＇s complaining notes tune my distresses and record my woes．O thou that dost inhabit in my breast，leave not the mansion so long tenantless，lest，growing ruinous，the building fall and leave no memory of what it was！Repair me with thy presence，Silvia；thou gentle nymph，cherish thy forlorn swain！［Noise within．］What halloing and what stir is this to－day？These are my mates，that make their wills their law，have some unhappy passenger in chase．They love me well；yet I have much to do to keep them from uncivil outrages．Withdraw thee，Valentine；who＇s this comes here？［Steps aside．］
［Enter PROTEUS，SILVIA，and JULIA．］
PROTEUS Madam，this service I have done for you－though you respect not aught your servant doth－to hazard life and rescue you from him that would have forced your honour and your love．Vouchsafe me，for my meed，but one fair look；a smaller boon than this I cannot beg，and less than this，I am sure，you cannot give．
VALENTINE ［Aside．］How like a dream is this I see and hear！Love，lend me patience to forbear awhile．
SILVIA O，miserable，unhappy that I am！
PROTEUS Unhappy were you，madam，ere I came；but by my coming I have made you happy．
【除盗甲及西尔维娅外余人同下】
盗甲 来，我带你到寨里去见寨主。别怕，他是个光明正大的汉子，不会欺侮女人的。
西尔维娅 凡伦丁啊！我是为了你才忍受这一切的。【同下】