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SCENE II.France.Plains near Angiers
Alarums,excursions.Enter the BASTARD,with AUSTRIA'S head BASTARD Now,by my life,this day grows wondrous hot;Some airy devil hovers in the sky And pours down mischief.Austria's head lie there,While Philip breathes.
Enter KING JOHN,ARTHUR,and HUBERT KING JOHN Hubert,keep this boy.Philip,make up:
My mother is assailed in our tent,And ta'en,I fear.BASTARD My lord,I rescued her;Her highness is in safety,fear you not:
But on,my liege;for very little pains Will bring this labour to an happy end.
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SCENE III.France.Plains near Angiers
Alarums,excursions,retreat.Enter KING JOHN,QUEEN ELINOR,ARTHUR,the BASTARD,HUBERT,and Lords KING JOHN [To QUEEN ELINOR]So shall it be;your grace shall stay behind So strongly guarded.
To ARTHUR
Cousin,look not sad:
Thy grandam loves thee;and thy uncle will As dear be to thee as thy father was.ARTHUR O,this will make my mother die with grief!KING JOHN [To the BASTARD]Cousin,away for England!
haste before:
And,ere our coming,see thou shake the bags Of hoarding abbots;imprisoned angels Set at liberty:the fat ribs of peace Must by the hungry now be fed upon:
Use our commission in his utmost force.BASTARD Bell,book,and candle shall not drive me back,When gold and silver becks me to come on.
I leave your highness.Grandam,I will pray,If ever I remember to be holy,For your fair safety;so,I kiss your hand.ELINOR Farewell,gentle cousin.KING JOHN Coz,farewell.
Exit the BASTARD QUEEN ELINOR Come hither,little kinsman;hark,a word.KING JOHN Come hither,Hubert.O my gentle Hubert,We owe thee much!within this wall of flesh There is a soul counts thee her creditor And with advantage means to pay thy love:
And my good friend,thy voluntary oath Lives in this bosom,dearly cherished.
Give me thy hand.I had a thing to say,But I will fit it with some better time.