King. A letter from the magnificent Armado.
Biron. How low soever the matter, I hope in God for 190 high words.
[191] Long. A high hope for a low heaven: God grant us patience!
[193] Biron. To hear? or forbear laughing?
[194] Long. 195 To hear meekly, sir, and to laugh moderately; or to forbear both.
Biron. Well, sir, be it as the style shall give us cause [197] to climb in the merriness.
Cost. The matter is to me, sir, as concerning Jaquenetta. [199] The manner of it is, I was taken with the manner.
200 Biron. In what manner?
Cost. In manner and form following, sir; all those three: I was seen with her in the manor-house, sitting with her upon the form, and taken following her into the park; which, put together, is in manner and form following. Now, [205] sir, for the manner,—it is the manner of a man to speak to a woman: for the form,—in some form.
Biron. For the following, sir?