Already preparations have been made

And ere long will this castle be besieged.

Second Countryman:

I hope ’twill not be long ’ere they attack.

Many amongst us will most certainly

Gladly enlist among the fighting-men;

I mean to be among the first myself.

First Countrywoman:

Thou wilt but hurry headlong to thy doom!

How can a man be such a witless fool!