The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 74 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
O thou venomous tongued Villain; thou railing Rascal; Why shouldst thou alone stop thy ears at that, to which all the world beside is willing to hearken? And say they are but tales and fables which she tells him; yet were it only but for this, that their discourses are of love, thou oughtst to lend them a willing attention. Noble Calisto, Let thy ears be open to that which I shall tell thee, and thou shalt see what thy good fortune, and my great ear have effected for thee. For, when I was about to pitch a price of my thread, and to sell it, Melibea's mother was called away to go visit a sister of hers, that lay exceeding sick: and because she could not stay with me herself (so necessary was her absence) she left Melibea to conclude the bargain, and to drive such a price with me, as she should think fit. O joy beyond compare! O singular opportunity! O seasonable time! O that I had lain hid underneath thy mantle, that I might have heard her but speak, on whom heaven hath so plentifully poured forth the fullness of his graces! Under my mantle (noble Sir?) Alack, poor soul as I am, what would you have done there? Why, she must needs have seen you at least thorough thirty holes, should not fortune give me a better. Well, I will get me gone; I say nothing, Sempronio; hear you all for me: I will be hanged, if the fool my Master do not measure with his thoughts, how many steps there be between this and Melibea's house. And if he not contemplate every kind of action and gesture she might use; as how she looked, how she stood, when she was bargaining for the thread: All his senses, all the powers & faculties of his soul are wholly taken up, and possessed with her: but he will find in the end, that my counsel would have done him more good, than all the cunning tricks, and cozenages of Celestina. What's the matter with you there? I am hearing of a cause, that concerns no less than my life; and you keep a tattling and a prattling there (as you still use to do) to trouble and molest ●me in my business, and provoke me to anger: as you love me, hold your tongues, and you will die with delight; such pleasure will you take in the repetition of her singular diligence; Go on (dear mother) what didst thou do, when thou sawst thou wast left all alone? O Sir, I was so overjoyed, that whosoever had seen me, might have read in my face the merriment of my heart. It is so now with me; But how much more had a man beforehand conceived some such image in his mind? But tell me, wast thou not strucken dumb with this so sudden and unexpected an accident?
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O thou venomous tongued Villaine; thou rayling Rascall; Why shouldst thou alone stop thy eares at that, to which all the world besides is willing to harken? And say they are but tales and fables which shee tels him; yet were it onely but for this, that their discourses are of loue, thou oughtst to lend them a willing attention. Noble Calisto, Let thy eares be open to that which I shall tell thee, and thou shalt see what thy good fortune, and my great eare haue effected for thee. For, when I was about to pitch a price of my thread, and to sell it, Melibea's mother was called away to goe visit a sister of hers, that lay exceeding sicke: and because she could not stay with me her selfe (so necessary was her absence) she left Melibea to conclude the bargaine, and to driue such a price with mee, as shee should thinke fit. O ioy beyond compare! O singular opportunity! O seasonable time! O that I had layne hid vnderneath thy mantle, that I might haue heard her but speake, on whom heauen hath so plentifully powred forth the fulnesse of his graces! Vnder my mantle (noble Sir?) Alacke, poore soule as I am, what would you haue done there? Why, shee must needes haue seene you at least thorow thirty holes, should not fortune giue mee a better. Well, I will get me gon; I say nothing, Sempronio; heare you all for mee: I will be hang'd, if the foole my Master doe not measure with his thoughts, how many steps there be betweene this and Melibea's house. And if hee not contemplate euery kinde of action and gesture shee might vse; as how she lookt, how she stood, when shee was bargaining for the thread: All his senses, all the powers & faculties of his soule are wholy taken vp, and possest with her: but he will finde in the end, that my counsell would haue done him more good, then all the cunning tricks, and coozenages of Celestina. Whats the matter with you there? I am hearing of a cause, that concernes no lesse then my life; and you keepe a tattling and a prattling there (as you still vse to doe) to trouble and molest me in my businesse, and prouoke me to anger: as you loue me, hold your tongues, and you will dye with delight; such pleasure will you take in the repetition of her singular diligence; Goe on (deare mother) what didst thou doe, when thou saw'st thou wast left all alone? O Sir, I was so ouer-ioyed, that whosoeuer had seene me, might haue read in my face the merriment of my heart. It is so now with mee; But how much more had a man beforehand conceiued some such image in his minde? But tell me, wast thou not strucken dumbe with this so sudden and vnexpected an accident?