Within. The time's expir'd,
And we'll break in, my lord!
Gov. Ha! where's my sword?
I had forgot my business. O, 'tis done,
And never was beholding to my hand!
Was I so hard to thee? so respectless of thee,
To put all this to thee I why, it was more
Than I was able to perform myself.
With all the courage that I could take to me.
It tir'd me; I was fain to fall and rest;
And hast thou, valiant woman, overcome
Thy honour's en'mies with thine own white hand,
Where virgin-victory sits, all without help?
Eternal praise go with thee! Spare not now,
Make all the haste you can. I'll plant this bawd
Against the door, the fittest place for him;
That when with ungovern'd weapons they rush in,
Blinded with fury, they may take his death
Into the purple number of their deeds,
And wipe it off from mine;—
[Places the corpse of Sophonirus against the door.[465] Knocking within.
How now, forbear,
My lord's at hand!
Within. My lord, and ten lords more:
I hope the king's officers are above them all.
Enter the Fellows, well-weaponed.
Gov. Life! what do you do, take heed! Bless the old man!—
My Lord All-ass, my lord, he's gone!
1st Officer. Farewell he then.
We have no eyes to pierce thorough inch boards.
'Twas his own folly; the king must be serv'd,
And shall; the best is, we shall ne'er be hang'd for't,
There's such a number guilty.
Gov. Poor my lord!
He went some twice embassador, and behav'd himself
So wittily in all his actions.
2d Officer. My lord! what's she?