No Fear Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Act 5 Scene 1

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Original Text	Modern Text
Enter Sir EGLAMOUR	Sir EGLAMOUR enters.
EGLAMOUR The sun begins to gild the western sky, And now it is about the very hour That Sylvia at Friar Patrick’s cell should meet me. She will not fail, for lovers break not hours 5 Unless it be to come before their time, So much they spur their expedition.	EGLAMOUR The setting sun begins to color the western sky, and now it’s almost the time that Sylvia is supposed to meet me at Friar Patrick’s chamber. She will not fail, because those who are in love are always on time, unless they arrive early to speed up their progress.
Enter SYLVIA	SYLVIA enters.
See, where she comes.—Lady, a happy evening!	See, here she comes now. Good evening, my lady!
SYLVIA Amen, amen! Go on, good Eglamour, Out at the postern by the abbey wall. 10 I fear I am attended by some spies.	SYLVIA Thank God, thank God! Go on, my good Eglamour. Go out to the back door by the abbey wall. I’m afraid some spies have followed me.
EGLAMOUR Fear not. The forest is not three leagues off. If we recover that, we are sure enough.	EGLAMOUR Don’t worry. The forest is less than nine miles away. If we make it there, we are safe.
Exeunt	They exit.

Original Text	Modern Text
Enter Sir EGLAMOUR	Sir EGLAMOUR enters.
EGLAMOUR The sun begins to gild the western sky, And now it is about the very hour That Sylvia at Friar Patrick’s cell should meet me. She will not fail, for lovers break not hours 5 Unless it be to come before their time, So much they spur their expedition.	EGLAMOUR The setting sun begins to color the western sky, and now it’s almost the time that Sylvia is supposed to meet me at Friar Patrick’s chamber. She will not fail, because those who are in love are always on time, unless they arrive early to speed up their progress.
Enter SYLVIA	SYLVIA enters.
See, where she comes.—Lady, a happy evening!	See, here she comes now. Good evening, my lady!
SYLVIA Amen, amen! Go on, good Eglamour, Out at the postern by the abbey wall. 10 I fear I am attended by some spies.	SYLVIA Thank God, thank God! Go on, my good Eglamour. Go out to the back door by the abbey wall. I’m afraid some spies have followed me.
EGLAMOUR Fear not. The forest is not three leagues off. If we recover that, we are sure enough.	EGLAMOUR Don’t worry. The forest is less than nine miles away. If we make it there, we are safe.
Exeunt	They exit.