Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 04 of 10
SCENE III.
_Enter_ Lugier, de-Gard, Rosalu, _and_ Lilia.
_Lug._ This is the last adventure.
_de-Ga._ And the happiest, As we hope too.
_Ros._ We should be glad to find it.
_Lil._ Who shall conduct us thither?
_Lug._ Your man is ready, For I must not be seen; no, nor this Gentleman; That may beget suspicion: all the rest Are people of no doubt; I would have ye, Ladies, Keep your old liberties, and as we instruct ye: Come, look not pale; you shall not lose your wishes; Nor beg 'em neither: but be your selves, and happy.
_Ros._ I tell ye true, I cannot hold off longer, Nor give no more hard language.
_de-Ga._ You shall not need.
_Ros._ I love the Gentleman, and must now show it; Shall I beat a proper man out of heart?
_Lug._ There's none advises ye.
_Lil._ 'Faith I repent me too.
_Lug._ Repent, and spoil all, Tell what ye know, ye had best.
_Lil._ I'le tell what I think; For if he ask me now, if I can love him, I'le tell him yes, I can: The man's a kind man; And out of his true honesty affects me; Although he plaid the fool, which I requited; Must I still hold him at the staves end?
_Lug._ You are two strange women.
_Ros._ We may be, if we fool still.
_Lug._ Dare ye believe me? Follow but this advice I have set you in now, And if ye lose: would ye yield now so basely? Give up without your honours saved?
_de-Gard._ Fie, Ladies. P[re]serve your freedom still.
_Lil._ Well, well, for this time.
_Lug._ And carry that full state.
_Ros._ That's as the wind stands: If it begin to chop about, and scant us; Hang me, but I know what I'le do: come direct us, I make no doubt, we shall do handsomly.
_de-Ga._ Some part o'th' way we'll wait upon ye, Ladies; The rest your man supplies.
_Lug._ Do well, I'le honour ye. [_Exeunt._