Pro. And that, my lord, I shall be loath to do:
40 ’Tis an ill office for a gentleman,
Especially against his very friend.
Duke. Where your good word cannot advantage him,
Your slander never can endamage him;
Therefore the office is indifferent,
45 Being entreated to it by your friend.
Pro. You have prevail’d, my lord: if I can do it
By ought that I can speak in his dispraise,
She shall not long continue love to him.