Act 4 — Scene II.[2739]
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Scene II.[2739]
Enter Mendoza supporting the Duchess and Guerrino: the ladies that are on the stage rise: Ferrardo ushers in the Duchess, and then takes a lady to tread a measure.[2740]
Aur. We will dance: music!—we will dance.
Guer. Les quanto,[2741] lady, Pensez bien, Passa regis, or Bianca’s brawl?
Aur. We have forgot the brawl.
Fer. So soon? ’T is wonder.5
Guer. Why, ’t is but two singles on the left, two on the right, three doubles forward, a traverse of six round: do this twice, three singles side, galliard trick-of-twenty, coranto-pace; a figure of eight, three singles broken down,10 come up, meet, two doubles, fall back, and then honour.
Aur. O Daedalus, thy maze! I have quite forgot it.
Maq. Trust me, so have I, saving the falling-back, and then honour.16
Enter Prepasso.
Aur. Music, music!
Prep. Who saw the duke? the duke?
Enter Equato.
Aur. Music!
Equato. The duke? is the duke returned?20
Aur. Music!
Enter Celso.
Celso. The duke is either quite invisible, or else is not.
Aur. We are not pleased with your intrusion upon our private retirement; we are not25 pleased: you have forgot yourselves.
Enter a Page.
Celso. Boy, thy master? Where’s the duke?
Page. Alas, I left him burying the earth with his spread joyless limbs: he told me he was heavy, would sleep; bade me walk off,30 for that the strength of fantasy oft made him talk in his dreams. I straight obeyed, nor ever saw him since: but whereso’er he is, he ’s sad.
Aur. Music, sound high, as is our heart! Sound high!35