SCENE.—TheForest.

scene.—theforest.

sirwalter.simon.lovel.gray.

lovel

sir,wearesorrywecannotreturnyourfrenchsalutation.

gray

norotherwiseconsiderthisgarbyoutrusttothanasapoordisguise.

lovel

norusemuchceremonywithatraitor.

gray

therefore,withoutmuchinductionofsuperfluouswords,iattachyou,

sirwalterwoodvil,ofhightreason,intheking'sname.

lovel

andoftakingpartinthegreatrebellionagainstourlatelawful

sovereign,charlesthefirst.

simon

johnhasbetrayedus,father.

lovel

come,sir,youhadbestsurrenderfairly.weknowyou,sir.

simonhangye,villains,yearetwobetterknownthantrusted.ihaveseenthosefacesbefore.areyenottwoarlyretainers,trencher-parasites,tojohn?ithinkyerankabovehisfootmen.asortofbedandboardworms—locuststhatinfestourhouse;aleprosythatlonghashunguponitswallsandprincelyapartments,reachingtofillallthecornersofmybrother'soncenobleheart.

gray

wearehisfriends.

simonfie,sir,donotweep.howtheserogueswilltriumph!shalliwhipofftheirheads,father?(draws.)

lovelcome,sir,thoughthisshewhandsomeinyou,beinghisson,yetthelawmusthaveitscourse.

simonandifitellyouthelawshallnothaveitscourse,cannotyebecontent?courage,father;shallsuchthingsastheseapprehendaman?whichofyewillventureuponme?—willyou,mr.constableself-elect?oryou,sir,withapimpleonyournose,gotatoxfordbyharddrinking,youronlybadgeofloyalty?

gray

'tisabraveyouth—icannotstrikeathim.

simonfather,whydoyoucoveryourfacewithyourhands?whydoyoufetchyourbreathsohard?see,villains,hisheartisburst!ovillains,hecannotspeak.oneofyourunforsomewater:quickly,yeknaves;willyehaveyourthroatscut?(theybothslinkoff.)howisitwithyou,sirwalter?lookup,sir,thevillainsaregone.hehearsmenot,andthisdeepdisgraceoftreacheryinhissonhathtouchedhimeventothedeath.omostdistuned,anddistemperedworld,wheresonstalktheiragedfathersintotheirgraves!garrulousanddiseasedworld,andstillempty,rottenandhollowtalkingworld,wheregoodmendecay,statesturnroundinanendlessmutability,andstillfortheworse,nothingisatastay,nothingabidesbutvanity,chaoticvanity.—brother,adieu!

thereliestheparentstockwhichgaveuslife,

whichiwillseeconsign'dwithtearstoearth.

leavethouthesolemnfuneralritestome,

griefandatrueremorseabidewiththee.

(bearsinthebody.)