Sec. Lord. ^note

He can come no other way but by this hedge-corner. When you sally upon him, speak what terrible language you will: though you understand it not yourselves, no matter; for we must not seem to understand him, unless some one among ^note us whom we must produce for an interpreter.

First Sold.

Good captain ^note, let me be the interpreter.

Sec. Lord.

Art not acquainted with him? knows he not thy voice?

First Sold.

No, sir, I warrant you.

Sec. Lord.

But what linsey-woolsey hast thou to speak to us again?

First Sold.

E'en such as you speak to me.

Sec. Lord.

He must think us some band of strangers i' the adversary's ^note entertainment. Now he hath a smack of all neighbouring languages; therefore we must every one be a man of his own fancy, not to know what we speak one to another; so we seem to know, is to know straight ^note our purpose: choughs' ^note language, gabble enough, and good enough. As for you, interpreter, you must seem very politic. But couch, ho! here he comes, to beguile two hours in a sleep, and then to return and swear the lies he forges.

Par.

Ten o' ^noteclock: within these three hours 'twill be time enough to go home. What shall I say I have done? It must be a very plausive invention that carries it: they begin to smoke me; and disgraces have of late knocked too often at my door. I find my tongue is too foolhardy; but my heart hath the fear of Mars before it and of his creatures, not daring the reports of my ^note tongue.

Sec. Lord.

This is the first truth that e'er thine own tongue was guilty of.

Par.

What the devil should move me to undertake the recovery of this drum, being not ignorant of the impossibility, and knowing I had no such purpose? I must give myself some hurts, and say I got them in exploit: yet slight ones will not carry it; they will say, ‘Came you off with so little?’ and great ones I dare not give. Wherefore, what's the instance? Tongue, I must put you into a butter-woman's mouth, and buy myself ^note another of Bajazet's ^note mule ^note, if you prattle me into these perils.

Sec. Lord.

Is it possible he should know what he is, and be that he is?

Par.

I would the cutting of my garments would serve the turn, or the breaking of my Spanish sword.

Sec. Lord.

We cannot afford you so.

Par.

Or the baring of my beard; and to say it was in stratagem.

Sec. Lord.

'Twould not do.

Par.

Or to drown my clothes, and say I was stripped.

Sec. Lord.

Hardly serve.

Par.

Though I swore I leaped from the window of the citadel—

Sec. Lord.

How deep?

Par.

Thirty fathom.

Sec. Lord.

Three great oaths would scarce make that be believed.

Par.

I would I had any drum of the enemy's ^note: I would swear I recovered it.

Sec. Lord.

You shall hear one anon.

Par.

A drum now of the enemy's,— ^note

Sec. Lord.
Throca movousus, cargo, cargo, cargo.

All.
Cargo, cargo, cargo ^note, villianda par corbo, cargo.

Par.
O, ransom, ransom! do not hide mine eyes. [They seize and blindfold him. ^note

First Sold.
Boskos thromuldo boskos. ^note

Par.
I know you are the Muskos' ^note regiment;
And I shall lose my life for want of language:
If there be here German, or Dane, low Dutch, ^note
Italian, or ^note French, let him speak to me; I'll
Discover that which shall undo the Florentine.

First Sold.

Boskos vauvado: I understand thee, and

can speak thy tongue. Kerelybonto, sir, betake thee to thy faith, for seventeen poniards are at thy bosom.

Par.

O!

First Sold.

O, pray ^note, pray, pray! ^note Manka revania ^note dulche.

Sec. Lord.
Oscorbidulchos ^note volivorco.

First Sold.
The general is content to spare thee yet;
And, hoodwink'd as thou art, will lead thee on
To gather from thee: haply thou mayst inform
Something to save thy life.

Par.
O, let me live!
And all the secrets of our camp I'll show,
Their force, their purposes; nay, I'll speak that
Which you will wonder at.

First Sold.
But wilt thou faithfully?

Par.
If I do not, damn me.

First Sold.
Acordo linta.
Come on; thou art granted space. [Exit ^note, with Parolles guarded. A short alarum within. ^note

Sec. Lord.
Go, tell the Count Rousillon, and my brother,
We have ^note caught the woodcock, and will keep him muffled
Till we do hear from them.

Sec. Sold.
Captain, I will.

Sec. Lord.
A' ^note will betray us all unto ourselves:
Inform on that ^note.

Sec. Sold.
So I will, sir.

Sec. Lord.
Till then I'll keep him dark and safely lock'd. [Exeunt.

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