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| Enter LEONATO, Governor of
Messina;HERO, his daughter; and
BEATRICE his niece, with a MESSENGER |
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| LEONATO, Governor of
Messina;HERO, his daughter; and
BEATRICE, his niece, enter with a
MESSENGER |
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| | LEONATO |
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I learn in this letter that Don Pedro of Aragon comes this |
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night to Messina. |
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| LEONATO |
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(holding a letter) According to
this letter, Don
Pedro of Aragon and his army are coming to Messina
tonight. |
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| | MESSENGER |
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He is very near by this. He was not three leagues off when |
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I left him. |
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| MESSENGER |
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He must be very near by now. When I left him, he was less than
nine miles from here. |
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| | LEONATO |
| 5 |
How many gentlemen have you lost in this action? |
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| LEONATO |
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How many noblemen were killed in the battle you just
fought? |
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| | MESSENGER |
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But few of any sort, and none of name. |
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| MESSENGER |
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Not many, and no one important. |
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| | LEONATO |
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A victory is twice itself when the achiever brings home full |
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numbers. I find here that Don Pedro hath bestowed much |
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honor on a young Florentine called Claudio. |
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| LEONATO |
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A victory in battle is twice as victorious when all the soldiers
return home safely. This letter also says that Don Pedro has given
honors to a young man from Florence named Claudio. |
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| | MESSENGER |
| 10 |
Much deserved on his part, and equally remembered by |
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Don Pedro. He hath borne himself beyond the promise of |
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his age, doing in the figure of a lamb the feats of a lion. He |
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hath indeed better bettered expectation than you must |
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expect of me to tell you how. |
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Claudio deserves to be honored, and Don Pedro has rewarded him
accordingly. Claudio has done more than anyone would expect of a man
his age. He looks like a lamb but fights like a lion. He has so
greatly exceeded all expectations that I can't even
describe all he's done. |
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| | LEONATO |
| 15 |
He hath an uncle here in Messina will be very much glad of |
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it. |
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| LEONATO |
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He has an uncle here in Messina who will be glad to hear this
news. |
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