Chapter 3
act three of tis pity she's a whore this librivox recording is in the public domain tis pity she's a whore by john ford act three scene i a room in donado's house enter bergetto and does my uncle think to make me a baby still no poggio he shall know i have a sconce now ay let him not bob you off like an ape with an apple sfoot i will have the wench if he were ten uncles in despite of his nose poggio hold him to the grindstone and give not a jot of ground she hath in a manner promised you already true and her uncle the doctor swore i should marry her he swore i remember and i will have her that's more did see the codpiece point she gave me and the box of marmalade very well and kissed you that my chops were watered at the sight haunt there is no way but to clap up a marriage and hugger mugger i will do it
for i tell thee poggio i begin to grow valiant methinks and my courage begins to rise should you be afraid of your uncle hang him old doting rascal no i say i will have her lose no time then i will beget a race of wise men and constables that shall cart whores at their own charges and break the duke's peace ere i have done myself come away exon scene two a room in florio's house enter florio giovanni soranzo annabella putana and vasquez my lord soranzo though i must confess the proffers that are made me have been great in marriage of my daughter yet the hope of your still rising honours has prevailed above all other jointures here she is she knows my mind speak for yourself to her and here you daughter see you use him nobly for any private speech i'll give you time
come son and you the rest let them alone agree they as they may i thank you sir aside to annabella sister be not old woman think on me vasquez my lord attend me without exon all but soranzo and annabella soranzo sir what's your will with me do you not know what i should tell you soranzo yes you'll say you love me and i will swear it too will you believe it tis no point of faith enter giovanni in the gallery above have you not will to love not you whom then that's as the fates infer of those i'm regent now what mean you sweet to live and die a maid oh that's unfit here's one can say that's but a woman's note did you but see my heart then would you swear
that you were dead that's true or somewhat near it see you this true love's tears no now she winks they plead to you for grace yet nothing speak oh grant my suit what ist to let me leave take it still yours that is not mine to give one such another word would kill his hopes mistress to leave those fruitless strifes of wed know i have loved you long and loved you truly not hope of what you have but what you are hath drawn me on then let me not in vain still feel the rigour of your chaste disdain i'm sick and sick to the heart help aqua vitae what mean you
why i thought you had been sick do you mock my love there sir she is too nimble aside tis plain she laughs at me these scornful taunts neither become your modesty or years you are no looking-glass or if you were i would dress my language by you lord i am confirmed to put you out of doubt my lord methinks your common sense should make you understand that if i loved you or desired your love some way i should have given you better taste but since you are nobleman and one i would not wish should spend his youth in hopes let me advise you to forbear your suit and think i wish you well i tell you this is't you speak this yes i myself yet no thus far i give you comfort if mine eyes could have picked out a man amongst all those that sued to me to make a husband of you should have been that man let this suffice be noble in your secrecy and wise
now i see she loves me one word more as ever virtue lived within your mind as ever noble courses were your guide as ever you would have me know you loved me let not my father know hereof by you if i hereafter find that i must marry it shall be you or none i take that promise oh oh my head what's the matter not well oh i begin to sicken heaven forbid exit from above help help within here ho enter florio giovanni and puttana look to you daughter signor florio hold her up she swoons sister how do you sick brother are you there convey her to bed instantly whilst i send for a physician quickly i say alas poor child exon't all but soranzo
re-enter vasquez my lord oh vasquez now i doubly am undone both in my present and my future hopes she plainly told me that she could not love and thereupon soon sickened and i fear her life's in danger aside by your lady sir and so is yours if you knew all last sir i am sorry for that maybe tis but a maid's sickness an over-flux of youth and then sir there is no such present remedy as present marriage but hath she given you an absolute denial she hath and she hath not i'm full of grief but what she said i'll tell thee as we go exon't scene three another room in the same enter giovanni and puttana oh sir we are all undone quite undone utterly undone and shamed for ever your sister oh your sister what of her for heaven's sake speak how does she oh that ever i was born to see this day she is not dead eh is she dead no she is quick tis worse she is with child you know what you have done heaven forgive you tis too late to repent now heaven help us
with child how dost thou know it how do i know it am i at these years ignorant what the meanings of qualms and water pangs be of changing of colours queasiness of stomachs pukings and another thing that i could name do not for her and your credit's sake spend the time in asking how and which way tis so she is quick upon my word if you let a physician see her water you are undone but in what case is she prettily amended twas but a fit which i soon espied and she must look for often henceforward commend me to her bidder take no care let not the doctor visit her i charge you make some excuse till i return oh me i have a world of business in my head do not discomfort her how do these news perplex me if my father come to her tell him she's recovered well sage was but some ill diet do you hear woman look you to it
i will sir exon scene four another room in the same enter florio and ricardetto and how do you find her sir indifferent well i see no danger scarce perceive she's sick but that she told me she had lately eaten melons and as she thought those disagreed with her young stomach did you give her aught an easy surfeit water nothing else you need not doubt her health i rather think her sickness is a fulness of her blood you understand me pukings i do you counsel well and once within these few days will so order it she shall be married ere she know the time yet let not haste sir make unworthy choice that were dishonour master doctor no i will not do so neither in plain words my lord soranzo is the man i mean
a noble and a virtuous gentleman as any is in parma not far hence dwells father bonaventure a grave friar once tutor to my son now at his cell i'll have them married you have plotted wisely berth i'll send one straight to speak with him to-night soranzo's wise he will delay no time berth it shall be so enter friar and giovanni good peace be here and love welcome religious friar you are one that still bring blessing to the place you come to sir with what speed i could i did my best to draw this holy man from forth his cell to visit my sick sister that with words of ghostly comfort in this time of need he might absolve her whether she live or die bernard twas well done giovanni thou herein hast showed a christian's care a brother's love
come father i'll conduct you to her chamber and one thing would entreat you berth say on sir berth i have a father's dear impression and wish before i fall into my grave that i might see her married as tis fit a word from you grave man will win her more than all our best persuasions gentle sir all this i'll say that heaven may prosper her exon scene v a room in ricardetto's house enter grimaldi now if the doctor keep his word soranzo twenty to one you miss your bride i know tis an unhoble act and naught becomes a soldier's valour but in terms of love where merit cannot sway policy must i am resolved if this physician play not on both hands then soranzo falls
enter ricardetto you are come as i could wish this very night soranzo tis ordained must be affide to anabela and for aught i know married how yet your patience the place tis friar bonaventure's cell now i would wish you to bestow this night in watching thereabouts tis but a night if you miss now to-morrow i'll know all george have you the poison here tis in this box doubt nothing this will do it in any case as you respect your life be quick and sure i'll speed him do away for tis not safe you should be seen much here ever my love and mine to you exit so if this hit i'll laugh and hug revenge and they that now dream of a wedding feast may chance to mourn the lusty bridegroom's ruin
but to my other business niece philotus enter philotus uncle my lovely niece you have bethought you yes and as you counselled fashioned my heart to love him but he swears he will to-night be married for he fears his uncle else if he should know the drift will hinder all and cause his cuz to shrift to-night why best of all but let me see i ha yes so it shall be in disguise will early to the friars i have thought on't uncle he comes enter bagetto and poggio welcome my worthy lass pretty lass come bus lass aha poggio kisses her aside there's hope of this yet you shall have time enough withdraw a little we must confer at large have you not sweetmeats or dainty devices for me you shall have enough sweethearts sweetheart mark that poggio by my troth i cannot choose but kiss thee once more for that word sweetheart mark i have a monstrous swelling about my stomach whatsoever the matter be
you shall have physic for it sir mark time runs apace mark time's a blockhead mark be ruled when we have done what's fit to do then you may kiss your fill and bed her too exon scene six florio's house annabella's chamber a table with wax lights annabella at confession before the friar she weeps and wrings her hands i am glad to see this penance for believe me you have unripped a soul so foul and guilty as i must tell you true i marvel how the earth hath borne you up but weep weep weep on these tears may do you good weep faster yet whilst i do read a lecture wretched creature ay you are wretched miserably wretched almost condemned alive there is a place list daughter
in a black and hollow vault where day is never seen there shines no sun but flaming horror of consuming fires a lightless sulphur choked with smoky fogs of an infected darkness
