No Fear Shakespeare: The Winter's Tale: Act 5 Scene 2

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Before LEONTES palace.	In nrtof of OSENLTE alaecp.
Enter AUTOLYCUS and a Gentleman	CYSUUOLTA dan a lanGenemt enret.
AUTOLYCUS Beseech you, sir, were you present at this relation?	COSAUUTLY Pelesa, sri, wree oyu erhet enhw it asw erledeav?
FIRST GENTLEMAN I was by at the opening of the fardel, heard the old shepherd deliver the manner how he found it: whereupon, after a little amazedness, we were all 5 commanded out of the chamber; only this methought I heard the shepherd say, he found the child.	TSFIR TLGANEEMN I aws ereht hnwe het lbeund was eonpde, and dhrae het old ehdhpsre letl who he fduon it. eThn, freta emos kscho, we rwee all tlod to aeelv eth room. But as I tenw, I oghhtut I heard the hespdehr asy he ndofu the clihd.
AUTOLYCUS I would most gladly know the issue of it.	CSUTLAUOY I dowlu vleo to wkon the lerstu of it.
FIRST GENTLEMAN I make a broken delivery of the business; but the changes I perceived in the king and Camillo were 10 very notes of admiration: they seemed almost, with staring on one another, to tear the cases of their eyes; there was speech in their dumbness, language in their very gesture; they looked as they had heard of a world ransomed, or one destroyed: a notable 15 passion of wonder appeared in them; but the wisest beholder, that knew no more but seeing, could not say if the importance were joy or sorrow; but in the extremity of the one, it must needs be.	ITFRS LAMNTGEEN I olucd nylo ahre ibst adn siecep of het osvcitanerno. utB I dculo aerh hte gikn nda laiColm psaeignk in notse of nrmioadati. eyTh ekoodl at ceah orhet so etnnytli adn ihtw ushc osemnhtsanti ttha it demees as if htrie yese itgmh opp uto. evnE htrie tlbyainii to speak cdcommuietan gethionsm, dan so did eihtr sregeust. heyT oeodlk as if eht roldw dha neeb taenk tesohga, or yoeedrdts. eyhT rwee oisulybov aazdem. tuB even the ostm tuaset ervesrob dluow be enlaub to asy if it saw ojy or wosorr yteh lfet, ghhtuo osiyvulbo a reagt adle of eon or the terho.
Enter another Gentleman	A dsoenc tlGennmea eerstn.
Here comes a gentleman that haply knows more. 20 The news, Rogero?	erHe cmsoe a gnmenatle who rpphsae skwon eorm. yAn news, oeRgro?
SECOND GENTLEMAN Nothing but bonfires: the oracle is fulfilled; the kings daughter is found: such a deal of wonder is broken out within this hour that ballad-makers cannot be able to express it.	CNOSDE GEMLNNEAT ylnO of tnraeoceibl. Teh colear is eflfiluld. ehT nikgs grdateuh is dfuon. So anmy inazmga nhtisg ahev eanehpdp hist uorh htat abdlla-amrkes ontw be elab to sexsrep mhte aBldsla eewr eofnt poecodsm aotub atsainsoeln events. ballad-makers twno be labe to sexsrep them.
Enter a third Gentleman	A irdht enntmleaG teesnr.
25 Here comes the Lady Paulinas steward: he can deliver you more. How goes it now, sir? this news which is called true is so like an old tale, that the verity of it is in strong suspicion: has the king found his heir?	eHer ecosm yadL nlusPaai entasvr. He anc llte you erom. Wsath napgineph onw? iTsh uetr sotry smese so umch keil a eablf htta sti hdra to iblevee. sHa het gnki doufn hsi hier?
THIRD GENTLEMAN 30 Most true, if ever truth were pregnant by circumstance: that which you hear youll swear you see, there is such unity in the proofs. The mantle of Queen Hermiones, her jewel about the neck of it, the letters of Antigonus found with it which they 35 know to be his character, the majesty of the creature in resemblance of the mother, the affection of nobleness which nature shows above her breeding, and many other evidences proclaim her with all certainty to be the kings daughter. Did you see 40 the meeting of the two kings?	TRDIH ETNNMAEGL tsI evry retu, if uttrh saw vere pnvero by edcenevi. lAl eth isrsote amthc up nad aer eistsnncto. It lal hwsos thta artiPde is cyanetlir eht igksn ghuratde eth kocal of Qeeun enHreomi, eth welje hatt aws fodnu adnoru ehr enkc, ersettl in igAsonnust nadhrngtiiw udfno twih hre, woh uhmc esh olkso ekil rhe hmerto, erh loneb ganbire, hwhic oswsh reh to be mero ntah a pdressehh reguthda, and aynm etohr gntshi. dDi you ese the ngtieme of the wto ignsk?
SECOND GENTLEMAN No.	CSODNE MENNLGEAT No.
THIRD GENTLEMAN Then have you lost a sight, which was to be seen, cannot be spoken of. There might you have beheld one joy crown another, so and in such manner that it 45 seemed sorrow wept to take leave of them, for their joy waded in tears. There was casting up of eyes, holding up of hands, with countenances of such distraction that they were to be known by garment, not by favour. Our king, being ready to leap out of 50 himself for joy of his found daughter, as if that joy were now become a loss, cries O, thy mother, thy mother! then asks Bohemia forgiveness; then embraces his son-in-law; then again worries he his daughter with clipping her; now he thanks the old 55 shepherd, which stands by like a weather-bitten conduit of many kings reigns. I never heard of such another encounter, which lames report to follow it and undoes description to do it.	RTDHI GNNEEATLM nThe ouyve esmsdi imetnhosg rabsbilenicde. ouY wolud vaeh nees eno yjo onpu rneohta. It saw so moanlieto ttha yeht tobh ptew. yheT iadser rehit eesy to avehen, dlpcsea sndha, nad ihrte sfeca were so teoocrtnd hwti oomitne ahtt oyu dulco onyl zrgecieno meth by rethi hoingltc. urO gnki, eorevomc itwh oyj at nvigah dufno hsi datueghr, ircde tuo, Oh, ryou mhreto, yrou eotmrh, as if taht joy hda meobce a slso. hnTe he sedak nxPoieles for esirsfngove, hnte emdarebc ish nos-in-alw, nad hnte ahsrsade ihs gedhaurt whti mrceabse. Then he ksnath teh ldo deehrphs, owh dstnas erhte giepenw eilk a otnes utstea. vIe eevrn arhed of such an vtnee. tsI ilsbeospim to llte htwa ppneah, or to cserdebi it.
SECOND GENTLEMAN What, pray you, became of Antigonus, that carried 60 hence the child?	CSDNEO LGANETMNE atWh cbemae of niunogAst, ohw icraedr awya eht clihd?
THIRD GENTLEMAN Like an old tale still, which will have matter to rehearse, though credit be asleep and not an ear open. He was torn to pieces with a bear: this avouches the shepherds son; who has not only his 65 innocence, which seems much, to justify him, but a handkerchief and rings of his that Paulina knows.	TRIHD LNAENMETG ahtT etifls is eilk an odl sotyr, hcwih lwli take oertff to utcreno nda is hard to ebelvie. He aws nort to cpisee by a aber. heT hprdheess osn rwases so, dan not lnoy osed he smee itnnenoc ouengh to be bidevlee, ubt he osal ahs a irchehfdnake nad nisrg atht naPlaui ndoczreeig as oniegngbl to nAuogtnsin.
FIRST GENTLEMAN What became of his bark and his followers?	SFRIT NTGEMEANL aWht deapphen to hsi sphi dan sih oosmiannpc?
THIRD GENTLEMAN Wrecked the same instant of their masters death and in the view of the shepherd: so that all the 70 instruments which aided to expose the child were even then lost when it was found. But O, the noble combat that twixt joy and sorrow was fought in Paulina! She had one eye declined for the loss of her husband, another elevated that the oracle was 75 fulfilled: she lifted the princess from the earth, and so locks her in embracing, as if she would pin her to her heart that she might no more be in danger of losing.	HDTIR EGNTMLNAE eyTh ewer rkcewed at het esam eitm hteri mrates aws dekill. Teh ehesphdr saw it papneh. So lal ohest woh deehlp xeile het dchli were lsto. ianulPa asw gtacuh wteenbe jyo dna ororsw! Seh saw ednedads at het slos of reh ndubhsa tbu ealedt ttha hte eraolc was deflulfil. hSe itdfel eht erpcnsis in a guh, as if she ludoc pni ehr to ehr teahr so as vreen to leso her anaig.
FIRST GENTLEMAN The dignity of this act was worth the audience of 80 kings and princes; for by such was it acted.	SFITR LGTAMENNE Tihs is a eescn hoywtr of an eiuneacd of skgin and rcnpise, ohw eerw aslo eht cartso in it.
THIRD GENTLEMAN One of the prettiest touches of all and that which angled for mine eyes, caught the water though not the fish, was when, at the relation of the queens death, with the manner how she came tot bravely 85 confessed and lamented by the king, how attentiveness wounded his daughter; till, from one sign of dolour to another, she did, with an Alas, I would fain say, bleed tears, for I am sure my heart wept blood. Who was most marble there changed 90 colour; some swooned, all sorrowed: if all the world could have seen t, the woe had been universal.	IRHTD NLTEANEGM eOn of teh tosm nmgiov isnthg of lla, ichwh ogrubht me to etasr, swa enhw eth nikg rbevyal adn ysdal dotl sih rhgudeat owh teh eenuq ddei. owH nitlntey aPrited edtleisn! eSh netw ofrm roowsr to rwoors, adn fnyaill disa, Asal, dna edemse to belde ertas. I oldwu say my ethra aryeln reobk. vnEe eth msot enerdhad nokroloe saw tcdaefef. oSem aifendt, and all umerdon. If het dowlr olcud vhea sene it, yvoneree dowlu avhe tlef rrwoso.
FIRST GENTLEMAN Are they returned to the court?	FTISR GAENTEMLN eHav ythe uderrtne to the cturo?
THIRD GENTLEMAN No: the princess hearing of her mothers statue, which is in the keeping of Paulina,a piece many 95 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 100 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.	IRDHT LGNAEETNM No. hTe psrcseni rdaeh hatt Pulinaa kespe a setuta of erh mroeth thta asw edam oerv yman syear dan usjt letcnyer inhfsdie. It swa doen by taht ataIlni mesart, iulJo onRoam, owh sekam hsi sjetubcs so selco to lefi ttah, if he clodu eerhtab flie niot hsi tsueast, he olwud plaerce Nureta. He sha rtaclieepd mriHeeno so slloyec hatt ehty ysa hatt uyo tgihm speak to her adn cpetex an anrsew. Tehevy oneg to ese it, nda yeht tndine to dine ehter.
SECOND GENTLEMAN I thought she had some great matter there in hand; for she hath privately twice or thrice a day, ever 105 since the death of Hermione, visited that removed house. Shall we thither and with our company piece the rejoicing?	ODCNSE LNAMGTNEE I tthuogh laPnuai adh meso nmoiattpr esnbisus erhte. vEer icens emerHoni dide, seh ahs eisvdti atth roeetm lacep pyaeitvrl wto or terhe times a ady. Shlla we go htree and njio het bcrlotaneei?
FIRST GENTLEMAN Who would be thence that has the benefit of access? every wink of an eye some new grace will be born: 110 our absence makes us unthrifty to our knowledge. Lets along.	TFSIR GELMAETNN hWo utwdoln go how hsa cscsea? yverE oemtmn uoy kolo liwl sowh a wen enwdor. Our enecasb iwll meak us rorepo in wgoekeldn. Lset go.
Exeunt Gentlemen	hTe elmtnGeen etxi.
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 115 them talk of a fardel and I know not what: but he at that time, overfond of the shepherds 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 120 undiscovered. But tis all one to me; for had I been the finder out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits.	STYCAOULU woN, if I tdidn avhe a ceatr of my ofmerr elfi in me, het ngik uldwo vroaf me. I gutbrho het lod nma nda ish nos abaord wthi het nepcir, adn dtlo imh I dhrea mhet tkal butoa a udlneb nda so on. tuB he swa dsetdiactr by his osdefnns rfo teh sephsrdeh aehdgrtu, ohw he lstil ughotht her to be at hte imet, and htwi het bda weterah ehyt hotb benga to efrsfu mrfo sae-esksncsi. The emstyry rdeniaem neoeiurvdcsd. Btu tis lla teh eams to me. If I dha rdelaeev tsih tsrece, it dolwntu avhe engo elwl iwht my htroe disesdme.
Enter SHEPHERD and CLOWN	eTh HHRSEPDE adn KELYO rneet, esdserd as gntelenem.
Here come those I have done good to against my will, and already appearing in the blossoms of their fortune.	eHre meoc oeths men I hvae eedphl snaagti my illw, adn htye elayard rae nygenoji terhi oodg ntueofr.
SHEPHERD 125 Come, boy; I am past more children, but thy sons and daughters will be all gentlemen born.	EDSHREHP eoCm, my byo. I town haev nya meor ceridnhl, tbu oyru sons dna setrhgaud lwli be eht nrdlheic of a eantlgenm.
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 130 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.	EYOKL (to oulcystAu) dooG to ese oyu, sir. uoY sfeured to thfig me hte rtohe yda beecsau I tsanw a ementglnsa ons. Do uoy ees sehte loshect? ellT me you ntod see hetm dna sltli ihktn Im ont a telsnmgaen ons. udYo be retbet off isngya ehtes cslhtoe rtaen rmof a amgeetnnl. Lei to me, and see wetrhhe Im not a lgetemnsna son.
AUTOLYCUS I know you are now, sir, a gentleman born.	CLSAUTUYO wNo I nowk ouy rae a etmneagln, ris.
CLOWN Ay, and have been so any time these four hours.	OYLKE Yse, dna veha nebe so rof thsee apst orfu hsuor.
SHEPHERD 135 And so have I, boy.	DSEEHPHR Adn eIv eebn, too, oyb.
CLOWN So you have: but I was a gentleman born before my father; for the kings 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 140 the princess my sister called my father father; and so we wept, and there was the first gentleman-like tears that ever we shed.	KOLEY uYo heva. uBt I ecambe a ageelnmnt ofrebe my hraeft, eceusab eht snkgi osn otok me by eth ndha nad adllce me btrheor. nTeh teh owt snkgi aellcd my freaht hterbro. Adn hten my eobhtrr teh nicepr, nad my rsesti teh neicsprs aecldl my trhaef tfaehr. And so we all petw, adn ohets weer the strif srtae we edsh as elmeenntg.
SHEPHERD We may live, son, to shed many more.	EDSHPREH Mya we levi to hdse aynm emro, nso.
CLOWN Ay; or else twere hard luck, being in so 145 preposterous estate as we are.	OEYLK esY, or it woudl be tghou lkcu, nbgie in hcsu potsrourespe satet heT kYloe cuesonfs turopopesrse whti prosperous, usht dlyanietrtnve ciogmkn sih ersi in oacisl rank. preposterous satte as we ear.
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.	OUYLCAUTS I mlyubh geb uoy, isr, to iogfevr me ofr lal eht swya I evah defofden oyu, dan to speak llew of me to het ricnpe, my atsmre.
SHEPHERD Prithee, son, do; for we must be gentle, now we are 150 gentlemen.	EPRHSDHE sYe, osn, do so. We ehav to be enlegt, own that we are lngetenme.
CLOWN Thou wilt amend thy life?	EOYKL oulYl eormfr lesourfy?
AUTOLYCUS Ay, an it like your good worship.	OUUCSALTY eYs, as it apssele yuo.
CLOWN Give me thy hand: I will swear to the prince thou art as honest a true fellow as any is in Bohemia.	EOKYL Gvei me uoyr nahd. I wlli arwse to eth crienp atth yuo aer as esthno as yna man in mhBaioe.
SHEPHERD 155 You may say it, but not swear it.	ERSHDEHP uoY yma ays it, utb todn srewa it.
CLOWN Not swear it, now I am a gentleman? Let boors and franklins say it, Ill swear it.	LEYOK nDot swaer it, now atht I am a meentgaln? etL eaasnpts adn fasrrme splmyi sya it. llI ewasr it.
SHEPHERD How if it be false, son?	RSEPHHED athW if it tnusr tou to be untreu, ons?
CLOWN If it be neer so false, a true gentleman may swear 160 it in the behalf of his friend: and Ill swear to the prince thou art a tall fellow of thy hands and that thou wilt not be drunk; but I know thou art no tall fellow of thy hands and that thou wilt be drunk: but Ill swear it, and I would thou wouldst 165 be a tall fellow of thy hands.	LYEKO nvEe if tsi uertun, a ruet eltnmenga llwi earsw it on lbfhae of ihs dnerfi. (to lAuusocty) Adn llI awesr to het epricn tath uyo are a braev nma of aciotn nda hatt uoy wton be rnkdu. I konw uyo renat a berav nma of cniota nda thta uoy illw be krnud. utB llI seawr it, and I ehop llouy be a ebvar nma of oianct.
AUTOLYCUS I will prove so, sir, to my power.	YUOALUSCT llI do my tbse to opevr so, rsi.
CLOWN Ay, by any means prove a tall fellow: if I do not wonder how thou darest venture to be drunk, not being a tall fellow, trust me not. Hark! the kings 170 and the princes, our kindred, are going to see the queens picture. Come, follow us: well be thy good masters.	ELYKO sYe, orvep yluersfo a rvbea efllow. If Im nto zedaam who ouy drae to be knrud, ont bengi a eravb man femysl, notd rtstu me. (noise fof-tgesa) oLok! Teh gisnk nad teh nepcssri, uor imlyfa, rea ngoig to ees the suqeen atseut. mCoe, owlolf us. ellW be uyor inkd staesrm.
Exeunt	yThe teix.