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Wherein went he? What makes he here? Did

he ask for me? Where remains he? How parted

he with thee, and when shalt thou see him

again? Answer me in one word.

Cel.. You must borrow me Gargantua's mouth

first: 'tis a word too great for any mouth of this

age's size. To say ay and no to these particulars

is more than to answer in a catechism.

Ros. But doth he know that I am in this

forest and in man's apparel? Looks he as freshly

as he did the day he wrestled?

Cel. It is as easy to count atomies as to

resolve the propositions of a lover; but take a

taste of my finding him, and relish it with good

observance. I found him under a tree, like a

dropped acorn.

Ros. It may well be called Jove's tree, when

it drops forth such fruit.

Cel. Give me audience, good madam.

Ros. Proceed.

Cel. There lay he, stretch'd along like a

wounded knight.

Ros. Though it be pity to see such a sight,

it well becomes the ground.

Cel. Cry 'holla!' to thy tongue, I prithee; it

curvets unseasonably. He was furnish'd like a

hunter.

Ros. O, ominous! he comes to kill my heart.

 235 Wherein went he: i.e., how was he dressed

makes: does

239 Gargantua's mouth; cf. n.

241 ay catechism; cf. n.

244 freshly: bloomingly

246 atomies: atoms, motes

247 resolve: answer logically

propositions: questions

248 relish: appreciate

good observance: respectful attention

251 Jove's tree; cf. n.

253 audience: hearing, attention

258 becomes: adorns

259 'holla': stop

260 curvets unseasonably: prances ill-timedly

furnish'd: dressed

262 heart: with quibble on 'hart' 