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for it shines bright and never changes, but keeps

his course truly. If thou would have such a one,

take me; and take me, take a soldier; take a

soldier, take a king. And what sayest thou then to

my love? speak, my fair, and fairly, I pray thee.

Kath. Is it possible dat I sould love de

enemy of France?

K. Hen. No; it is not possible you should

love the enemy of France, Kate; but, in loving

me, you should love the friend of France; for

I love France so well, that I will not part with

a village of it; I will have it all mine: and,

Kate, when France is mine and I am yours,

then yours is France and you are mine.

Kath. I cannot tell wat is dat.

K. Hen. No, Kate? I will tell thee in French,

which I am sure will hang upon my tongue like

a new-married wife about her husband's neck,

hardly to be shook off. Je quand sur le posses-

sion de France, et quand vous avez le possession

de moi,—let me see, what then? Saint Denis

be my speed!—done votre est France, et vous

êtes mienne. It is as easy for me, Kate, to

conquer the kingdom, as to speak so much

more French: I shall never move thee in French,

unless it be to laugh at me.

Kath. Sauf votre honneur, le français que

vous parlez, il est meilleur que l'anglais lequel je

parle.

K. Hen. No, faith, is 't not, Kate; but thy

speaking of my tongue, and I thine, most truly

falsely, must needs be granted to be much at

 192 Saint Denis: patron saint of France

193 be my speed: aid me 