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17 Amin.Come, Come, my love, And let us lose ourselves to one another. Why art thou up so long?

Evad.I am not well.

Amin.To bed, then; let me wind thee in these arms, Till I have banish'd sickness.

Evad.Good my lord, I cannot sleep.

Amin.Evadne, we will watch; I mean no sleeping.

Evad.I'll not go to bed.

Amin.I pr'ythee do.

Evad.I will not for the world.

Amin.Why, my dear love?

Evad.Why? I have sworn I will not.

Amin.Sworn!

Evad.Ay.

Amin.How! sworn, Evadne?

Evad.Yes, Sworn, Amintor; and will swear again, If you will wish to hear me.

Amin.To whom have you sworn this?

Evad.If I should name him, the matter were not great.

Amin.Come, this is but the coyness of a bride.

Evad.The coyness of a bride?

Amin.How prettily that frown becomes thee!

Evad.Do you like it so?

Amin.Thou canst not dress thy face in such a look, But I shall like it.

Evad.What look likes you best?

Amin.Why do you ask?

Evad.That I may show you one less pleasing to you.

Amin.How's that?

Evad.That I may show you one less pleasing to you.

Amin.I pr'ythee, put thy jests in milder looks; It shows as thou wert angry.

Evad.So, perhaps, I am indeed.

Amin.Why, who has done thee wrong? Name me the man, and by thyself I swear, Thy yet-unconquer'd self, I will revenge thee.

Evad.Now I shall try thy truth. If thou dost love me, Thou weigh'st not anything compared with me: Life, honour, joys eternal, all delights This world can yield, or hopeful people feign, Or in the life to come, are light as air To a true lover when his lady frowns, And bids him do this. Wilt thou kill this man? Swear, my Amintor, and I'll kiss the sin Off from thy lips.

Amin.I will not swear, sweet love, Till I do know the cause.

Evad.I would thou would'st. Why, it is thou that wrong'st me; I hate thee; Thou shouldst have kill'd thy self.

Amin.If I should know that, I should quickly kill The man you hated.

Evad.Know it then, and do't.

Amin.Oh, no; what Look soe'er thou shalt put on, To