Act 3, Scene IV

SCENE IV. OLIVIA's garden.

Enter OLIVIA and MARIA
OLIVIA
I have sent after him: he says he'll come;
How shall I feast him? what bestow of him?
For youth is bought more oft than begg'd or borrow'd.
I speak too loud.
Where is Malvolio? he is sad and civil,
And suits well for a servant with my fortunes:
Where is Malvolio?

MARIA
He's coming, madam; but in very strange manner. He
is, sure, possessed, madam.

OLIVIA
Why, what's the matter? does he rave?

MARIA
No. madam, he does nothing but smile: your
ladyship were best to have some guard about you, if
he come; for, sure, the man is tainted in's wits.

OLIVIA
Go call him hither.

Exit MARIA

I am as mad as he,
If sad and merry madness equal be.

Re-enter MARIA, with MALVOLIO

How now, Malvolio!

MALVOLIO
Sweet lady, ho, ho.

OLIVIA
Smilest thou?
I sent for thee upon a sad occasion.

MALVOLIO
Sad, lady! I could be sad: this does make some
obstruction in the blood, this cross-gartering; but
what of that? if it please the eye of one, it is
with me as the very true sonnet is, 'Please one, and
please all.'

OLIVIA
Why, how dost thou, man? what is the matter with thee?

MALVOLIO
Not black in my mind, though yellow in my legs. It
did come to his hands, and commands shall be
executed: I think we do know the sweet Roman hand.

OLIVIA
Wilt thou go to bed, Malvolio?

MALVOLIO
To bed! ay, sweet-heart, and I'll come to thee.

OLIVIA
God comfort thee! Why dost thou smile so and kiss
thy hand so oft?

MARIA
How do you, Malvolio?

MALVOLIO
At your request! yes; nightingales answer daws.

MARIA
Why appear you with this ridiculous boldness before my lady?

MALVOLIO
'Be not afraid of greatness:' 'twas well writ.

OLIVIA
What meanest thou by that, Malvolio?

MALVOLIO
'Some are born great,'--

OLIVIA
Ha!

MALVOLIO
'Some achieve greatness,'--

OLIVIA
What sayest thou?

MALVOLIO
'And some have greatness thrust upon them.'

OLIVIA
Heaven restore thee!

MALVOLIO
'Remember who commended thy yellow stocking s,'--

OLIVIA
Thy yellow stockings!

MALVOLIO
'And wished to see thee cross-gartered.'

OLIVIA
Cross-gartered!

MALVOLIO
'Go to thou art made, if thou desirest to be so;'--

OLIVIA
Am I made?

MALVOLIO
'If not, let me see thee a servant still.'

OLIVIA
Why, this is very midsummer madness.

Enter Servant

Servant
Madam, the young gentleman of