Act 3. Scene VII - Page 2

in
your straight strossers.

Constable
You have good judgment in horsemanship.

DAUPHIN
Be warned by me, then: they that ride so and ride
not warily, fall into foul bogs. I had rather have
my horse to my mistress.

Constable
I had as lief have my mistress a jade.

DAUPHIN
I tell thee, constable, my mistress wears his own hair.

Constable
I could make as true a boast as that, if I had a sow
to my mistress.

DAUPHIN
'Le chien est retourne a son propre vomissement, et
la truie lavee au bourbier;' thou makest use of any thing.

Constable
Yet do I not use my horse for my mistress, or any
such proverb so little kin to the purpose.

RAMBURES
My lord constable, the armour that I saw in your tent
to-night, are those stars or suns upon it?

Constable
Stars, my lord.

DAUPHIN
Some of them will fall to-morrow, I hope.

Constable
And yet my sky shall not want.

DAUPHIN
That may be, for you bear a many superfluously, and
'twere more honour some were away.

Constable
Even as your horse bears your praises; who would
trot as well, were some of your brags dismounted.

DAUPHIN
Would I were able to load him with his desert! Will
it never be day? I will trot to-morrow a mile, and
my way shall be paved with English faces.

Constable
I will not say so, for fear I should be faced out of
my way: but I would it were morning; for I would
fain be about the ears of the English.

RAMBURES
Who will go to hazard with me for twenty prisoners?

Constable
You must first go yourself to hazard, ere you have them.

DAUPHIN
'Tis midnight; I'll go arm myself.

Exit

ORLEANS
The Dauphin longs for morning.

RAMBURES
He longs to eat the English.

Constable
I think he will eat all he kills.

ORLEANS
By the white hand of my lady, he's a gallant prince.

Constable
Swear by her foot, that she may tread out the oath.

ORLEANS
He is simply the most active gentleman of France.

Constable
Doing is activity; and he will still be doing.

ORLEANS
He never did harm, that I heard of.

Constable
Nor will do none to-morrow: he will keep that good name still.

ORLEANS
I know him to be valiant.

Constable
I was told that by one that knows him better than
you.

ORLEANS
What's he?

Constable
Marry, he told me so himself; and he said he cared
not who knew it

ORLEANS
He needs not; it is no hidden virtue in him.

Constable
By my faith, sir, but it is; never any body saw it
but his