As You Like It

1 Enter Duke Frederick with Lords.
2 DUKE FREDERICK.
3 Can it be possible that no man saw them?
4 It cannot be! Some villains of my court
5 Are of consent and sufferance in this.
6 FIRST LORD.
7 I cannot hear of any that did see her.
8 The ladies, her attendants of her chamber,
9 Saw her abed, and in the morning early
10 They found the bed untreasured of their mistress.
11 SECOND LORD.
12 My lord, the roynish clown, at whom so oft
13 Your grace was wont to laugh, is also missing.
14 Hesperia, the princess’ gentlewoman,
15 Confesses that she secretly o’erheard
16 Your daughter and her cousin much commend
17 The parts and graces of the wrestler
18 That did but lately foil the sinewy Charles;
19 And she believes wherever they are gone
20 That youth is surely in their company.
21 DUKE FREDERICK.
22 Send to his brother; fetch that gallant hither.
23 If he be absent, bring his brother to me.
24 I’ll make him find him. Do this suddenly!
25 And let not search and inquisition quail
26 To bring again these foolish runaways.
27 [_Exeunt._]