SCENE IV. Another part of the Forest
Enter the empress’ sons, Demetrius and Chiron with Lavinia, her hands cut off, and her tongue cut out, and ravished.
DEMETRIUS.
So, now go tell, an if thy tongue can speak,
Who ’twas that cut thy tongue and ravished thee.
CHIRON.
Write down thy mind, bewray thy meaning so,
An if thy stumps will let thee play the scribe.
DEMETRIUS.
See how with signs and tokens she can scrowl.
CHIRON.
Go home, call for sweet water, wash thy hands.
DEMETRIUS.
She hath no tongue to call, nor hands to wash;
And so let’s leave her to her silent walks.
CHIRON.
An ’twere my cause, I should go hang myself.
DEMETRIUS.
If thou hadst hands to help thee knit the cord.
[Exeunt Chiron and Demetrius.]