MESSENGER. Well, you are always interrupting of me, But you are best look to him, Lest you hang for him, when he is gone. [_Exit.
CLOWN. _And you shall hang for company, For leaving me alone_.
Shepherd, stand forth, and hear thy sentence. Shepherd, begone within three days, in pain of My displeasure; shepherd, begone; shepherd, begone, Begone, begone, begone; shepherd, shepherd, shepherd. [_Exit_.
MUCEDORUS. And must I go, and must I needs depart? Ye goodly groves, partakers of my songs, In time tofore, when fortune did not frown, Pour forth your plaints, and wail awhile with me. And thou bright sun, my comfort in the cold, Hide, hide thy face, and leave me comfortless. Ye wholesome herbs and sweet-smelling savours-- Yea, each thing else prolonging life of man-- Change, change your wonted course, that I, Wanting your aid, in woful sort may die.
_Enter_ AMADINE [_and_ ARIENA, _her maid_.]
AMADINE. Ariena, if anybody ask for me, Make some excuse, till I return.
AMADINE. Do thou the like to him? I mean not to stay long. [_Exit_.
MUCEDORUS. This voice so sweet my pining spirits revives.
AMADINE. Shepherd, well-met; tell me how thou doest.
MUCEDORUS. I linger life, yet wish for speedy death.
AMADINE. Shepherd, although thy banishment Already be decreed, and all against my will, Yet Amadine----
MUCEDORUS. Ah, Amadine! to hear Of banishment is death--ay, double death to me; But since I must depart, one thing I crave.
MUCEDORUS. That in absence either far or near, You honour me as servant with your name.
AMADINE. I honour thee as sovereign of my heart.
MUCEDORUS. A shepherd and a sovereign nothing like.
AMADINE. Yet like enough, where there is no dislike.
MUCEDORUS. Yet great dislike, or else no banishment.
AMADINE. Shepherd, it is only Segasto that Procures thy banishment.
MUCEDORUS. Unworthy wights are most in jealousy.
AMADINE. Would God they would Free thee from banishment, or likewise banish me.
MUCEDORUS. Amen say I, to have your company.
AMADINE. Well, shepherd, sith thou sufferest This for my sake, With thee in exile also let me live, On this condition, shepherd, thou canst love.
MUCEDORUS. No longer love, no longer let me live.
AMADINE. Of late I loved one indeed, now love I none but only thee.