Perde 4
[Textpart 6]
You are not in your senses.
1250
ACROTELEUTIUM
If he has ever loved, or if he has wisdom equal to his beauty, whatever I may do through love, he will pardon me by reason of his compassionate feelings.
PALAESTRIO
Prithee, do see, how distracted the poor thing is with love.
PYRGOPOLINICES
’Tis mutual in us.
PALAESTRIO
Hush! don’t you let her hear.
MILPHIDIPPA
Why do you stand stupefied? Why don’t you knock?
ACROTELEUTIUM
Because he is not within whom I want.
1255
MILPHIDIPPA
How do you knowHow do you know: In Ritschel’s edition, these words are attributed to Palaestrio. This is clearly a mistake, for Palaestrio has not yet joined in their conversation. He and his master are listening to what they say.?
1255
ACROTELEUTIUM
By my troth, I do know it easily; for my nose would scent him if he were within.
1255
PYRGOPOLINICES
She is a diviner.
Because she is in love with me, Venus has made her prophesy.
ACROTELEUTIUM
He is somewhere or other close at hand whom I do so long to behold. I’m sure I smell him.
PYRGOPOLINICES
Troth, now, she really sees better with her nose than with her eyes.
PALAESTRIO
She is blind from love.
ACROTELEUTIUM
Prithee, do support me.
1260
ACROTELEUTIUM
Lest I should fall.
1260
ACROTELEUTIUM
Because I cannot stand; my senses—my senses are sinking so by reason of my eyes.
1260
MILPHIDIPPA
(aloud.) Heavens! you’ve seen the Captain.
