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Page 56
FIRST GENTLEMAN.
Are they returned to the court?
THIRD GENTLEMAN.
No: the princess hearing of her mother's statue, which is in the
keeping of Paulina,--a piece many years in doing and now newly
performed by that rare Italian master, Julio Romano, who, had
he himself eternity, and could put breath into his work, would
beguile nature of her custom, so perfectly he is her ape: he so
near to Hermione hath done Hermione that they say one would speak
to her and stand in hope of answer:--thither with all greediness
of affection are they gone; and there they intend to sup.
SECOND GENTLEMAN.
I thought she had some great matter there in hand; for she
hath privately twice or thrice a day, ever since the death of
Hermione, visited that removed house. Shall we thither, and with
our company piece the rejoicing?
FIRST GENTLEMAN.
Who would be thence that has the benefit of access? every wink
of an eye some new grace will be born: our absence makes us
unthrifty to our knowledge. Let's along.
[Exeunt GENTLEMEN.]
AUTOLYCUS.
Now, had I not the dash of my former life in me, would preferment
drop on my head. I brought the old man and his son aboard the
prince; told him I heard them talk of a fardel and I know not
what; but he at that time over-fond of the shepherd's daughter,--
so he then took her to be,--who began to be much sea-sick, and
himself little better, extremity of weather continuing, this
mystery remained undiscover'd. But 'tis all one to me; for had I
been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relish'd
among my other discredits. Here come those I have done good to
against my will, and already appearing in the blossoms of their
fortune.
[Enter Shepherd and Clown.]
SHEPHERD.
Come, boy; I am past more children, but thy sons and daughters
will be all gentlemen born.
CLOWN.
You are well met, sir: you denied to fight with me this other
day, because I was no gentleman born. See you these clothes? say
you see them not and think me still no gentleman born: you were
best say these robes are not gentlemen born. Give me the lie, do;
and try whether I am not now a gentleman born.
AUTOLYCUS.
I know you are now, sir, a gentleman born.
CLOWN.
Ay, and have been so any time these four hours.
SHEPHERD.
And so have I, boy!
CLOWN.
So you have:--but I was a gentleman born before my father; for
the king's son took me by the hand and called me brother; and
then the two kings called my father brother; and then the prince,
my brother, and the princess, my sister, called my father father;
and so we wept; and there was the first gentleman-like tears that
ever we shed.
SHEPHERD.
We may live, son, to shed many more.
CLOWN.
Ay; or else 'twere hard luck, being in so preposterous estate as
we are.
AUTOLYCUS.
I humbly beseech you, sir, to pardon me all the faults I have
committed to your worship, and to give me your good report to the
prince my master.
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