ACTTHESECOND - The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 - Charles Lamb - 其他小说 - 30读书

ACTTHESECOND

actthesecond

scene.—anapartmentinwoodvilhall.

johnwoodvil—alone.

(readingpartsofaletter.)

"whenlovegrowscold,andindifferencehasusurpeduponoldesteem,itisnomarveliftheworldbegintoaccountthatdependence,whichhithertohasbeenesteemedhonorableshelter.thecourseihavetaken(inleavingthishouse,noteasilywroughtthereunto,)seemedtomebestfortheonce-for-allreleasingofyourself(whointimespasthavedeservedwellofme)fromthenowdaily,andnot-to-be-endured,tributeofforcedlove,andill-dissembledreluctanceofaffection.

"margaret."

gone!gone!mygirl?sohasty,margaret!

andneverakissatparting?shallowloves,

andlikingsofatendays'growth,usecourtesies,

andshewredeyesatparting.whobids"farewell"

inthesametonehecries"godspeedyou,sir?"

ortellsofjoyfulvictoriesatsea,

wherehehathventures?doesnotrathermuffle

hisorganstoemitaleadensound,

tosuitthemelancholydull"farewell,"

whichtheyinheavennotuse?—

sopeevish,margaret?

but'tisthecommonerrorofyoursex,

whenouridolatryslackens,orgrowsless,

(aswhoofwomanborncankeephisfaculty

ofadmiration,beingadecayingfaculty,

foreverstrain'dtothepitch?orcanatpleasure

makeitrenewable,assomeappetitesare,

as,namely,hunger,thirst?—)thisbeingthecase,

theytaxuswithneglect,andlovegrowncold,

coinplainingsoftheperfidyofmen,

whichintomaximspass,andapothegms

toberetailedinballads.—

iknowthemall.

theyarejealous,whenourlargerheartsreceive

moregueststhanone.(loveinawoman'sheart

beingallinone.)forme,iamsureihaveroomhere

formoredisturbersofmysleepthanone.

loveshallhavepart,butloveshallnothaveall.

ambition,pleasure,vanity,allbyturns,

shalllieinmybed,andkeepmefreshandwaking;

yetlovenotbeexcluded.—foolishwench,

icouldhavelov'dhertwentyyearstocome,

andstillhavekeptmyliking.butsince'tisso,

why,faretheewell,oldplay-fellow!i'lltry

tosqueezeatearforoldacquaintancesake.

ishallnotgrudgesomuch.—

tohimenterslovel.

lovelblessus,woodvil!whatisthematter?iprotest,man,ithoughtyouhadbeenweeping.

woodvilnothingisthematter,onlythewenchhasforcedsomewaterintomyeyes,whichwillquicklydisband.

lovel

icannotconceiveyou.

woodvil

margaretisflown.

lovel

字体大小
主题切换