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The violets, cowslips, and the primroses
Bear to my closet. Fare thee well, Pisanio;
Think on my words.
[Exeunt Queen and Ladies.]
PISANIO
And shall do: [85]
But when to my good lord I prove untrue,
I’ll choke myself: there’s all I’ll do for you.
[Exit.]
Scene VII IT
Enter Imogen alone.
IMOGEN
A father cruel, and a step-dame false,
A foolish suitor to a wedded lady,
That hath her husband banish’d: − O, that husband,
My supreme crown of grief! and those repeated
Vexations of it! Had I been thief-stolen, [5]
As my two brothers, happy: but most miserable
Is the desire that’s glorious. Bless’d be those,
How mean soe’er, that have their honest wills,
Which seasons comfort. − Who may this be? Fie!
Enter Pisanio and Iachimo.
PISANIO
Madam, a noble gentleman of Rome, [10]
Comes from my lord with letters.
IACHIMO
Change you, madam:
The worthy Leonatus is in safety,
And greets your highness dearly.
[Presents a letter.]
