Uncle, I needs must pray that thou mayst lose ; Lew. Lady, with me, with me thy fortune lies. Blanch. There where my fortune lives, there my life dies. K. John. Cousin, go draw our puissance to gether. [Exit Bastard. France, I am burn'd up with inflaming wrath; A rage whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood, The blood, and dearest-valued blood, of France. K. Phi. Thy rage shall burn thee up, and thou shalt turn To ashes, ere our blood shall quench that fire : K. John. No more than he that threats. Το [Exeunt. 340 SCENE II. The same. Plains near Angiers. Alarums, excursions. Enter the BASTARD, with AUSTRIA's head. Bast. Now, by my life, this day grows wondrous hot; Some airy devil hovers in the sky 341. condition, quality. 2. Some airy devil. The 'storm-elves' of Germanic myth still survived in Elizabethan demonology in the form of 'spirits of the air,' 'aerial spirits or devils,' who 'mix themselves in thunder and lightning' and produce storm and whirlwind. And pours down mischief. While Philip breathes. Austria's head lie there, Philip, make up: Enter KING JOHN, ARTHUR, and HUBERT. Bast. My lord, I rescued her ; Her highness is in safety, fear you not: But on, my liege; for very little pains Will bring this labour to an happy end. [Exeunt. Alarums, excursions, retreat. Enter KING JOHN, ELINOR, ARTHUR, the Bastard, HUBERT, and Lords. K. John. [To Elinor] So shall it be; your grace shall stay behind So strongly guarded. [To Arthur] Cousin, look not sad : Thy grandam loves thee; and thy uncle will As dear be to thee as thy father was. Arth. O, this will make my mother die with grief! And, ere our coming, see thou shake the bags 4. Philip; the Bastard's old name is used, apparently by oversight, instead of Richard,' So in v. 5. Shakespeare prob ΤΟ ably had the old play before him, where the Bastard is called Philip throughout. 5. make up, hasten on. Bast. Bell, book, and candle shall not drive me back, When gold and silver becks me to come on. I leave your highness. Grandam, I will pray, For your fair safety; so, I kiss your hand. K. John. Coz, farewell. [Exit Bastard. Eli. Come hither, little kinsman; hark, a word. K. John. Come hither, Hubert. O my gentle Hubert, We owe thee much! within this wall of flesh There is a soul counts thee her creditor Hub. I am much bounden to your majesty. K. John. Good friend, thou hast no cause to say so yet, But thou shalt have; and creep time ne'er so slow, I had a thing to say, but let it go : The sun is in the heaven, and the proud day, 12. Bell, book, and candle; the accompaniments of the solemn ceremony of excommunication. After the sentence had been read from the book, 20 30 the book was closed, the three 22. advantage, interest. Sound on into the drowsy ear of night; If this same were a churchyard where we stand, Had baked thy blood and made it heavy-thick, Or if that thou couldst see me without eyes, K. John. Do not I know thou wouldst ? Good Hubert, Hubert, Hubert, throw thine eye On yon young boy: I'll tell thee what, my friend, He is a very serpent in my way; And wheresoe'er this foot of mine doth tread, He lies before me: dost thou understand me? 40 50 60 52. brooded, having a brood, hence alert and suspicious, like a sitting hen. K. John. A grave. He shall not live. K. John. Enough. Hubert, I love thee; I could be merry now. Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: I'll send those powers o'er to your majesty. Eli. My blessing go with thee! For England, cousin, go: Hubert shall be your man, attend on you K. John. With all true duty. On toward Calais, ho! [Exeunt. SCENE IV. The same. The French KING'S tent. 70 Enter KING PHILIP, LEWIS, PANDULPH, and K. Phi. So, by a roaring tempest on the flood, Is scatter'd and disjoin'd from fellowship. Pand. Courage and comfort! all shall yet go well. K. Phi. What can go well, when we have run so ill? Are we not beaten ? Is not Angiers lost? Lew. What he hath won, that hath he fortified: So hot a speed with such advice disposed, 2. armado (a popular form of 'armada'), fleet. 2. convicted, beaten. 6, 7. Is not Angiers lost? Arthur ta'en prisoner? This ΤΟ identifies two events. Arthur was taken at Mirabeau in 1202; Angiers was 'lost' in 1206. 11. advice, judgment. |