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Act 2, Scene 2
The Merry Wives of Windsor Translation Act 2, Scene 3
Enter DOCTOR CAIUS and RUGBY
DOCTOR CAIUS
Jack Rugby!
DOCTOR CAIUS
Jack Rugby!
RUGBY
Sir?
RUGBY
What is it, sir?
DOCTOR CAIUS
Vat is de clock, Jack?
DOCTOR CAIUS
What time is it, Jack?
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RUGBY
'Tis past the hour, sir, that Sir Hugh promised to meet.
RUGBY
It's past the time that Sir Hugh promised he would meet you, sir.
DOCTOR CAIUS
By gar, he has save his soul, dat he is no come; he has pray his Pible well, dat he is no come: by gar, Jack Rugby, he is dead already, if he be come.
DOCTOR CAIUS
By God, he'll save his soul by not coming. His prayers will be answered if he doesn't come. By God, Jack Rugby, he would end up dead if he came.
RUGBY
He is wise, sir; he knew your worship would killhim, if he came.
RUGBY
He's smart, sir. He knows that you'd kill him if he came.
DOCTOR CAIUS
By gar, de herring is no dead so as I vill kill him.Take your rapier, Jack; I vill tell you how I vill killhim.
DOCTOR CAIUS
By God, he'd be more dead than a dead fish when I got through with him. Take your sword, Jack, I'll tell you how I'll kill him.
RUGBY
Alas, sir, I cannot fence.
RUGBY
Unfortunately, sir, I can't sword-fight.
DOCTOR CAIUS
Villany, take your rapier.
DOCTOR CAIUS
You lowlife, pick up your sword.
RUGBY
Forbear; here's company.
RUGBY
Cut it out, people are coming.
Enter Host, SHALLOW, SLENDER, and PAGE
HOST
Bless thee, bully doctor!
HOST
God bless you, my jolly doctor!
SHALLOW
Save you, Master Doctor Caius!
SHALLOW
God bless you, Master Doctor Caius!
PAGE
Now, good master doctor!
PAGE
Now then, good Master Doctor!
SLENDER
Give you good morrow, sir.
SLENDER
I wish you a good day, sir.
DOCTOR CAIUS
Vat be all you, one, two, tree, four, come for?
DOCTOR CAIUS
What have you four come for?
HOST
To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee traverse; to see thee here, to see thee there; to see thee pass thy punto, thy stock, thy reverse, thy distance, thy montant. Is he dead, my Ethiopian? is he dead, my Francisco? ha, bully! What says my AEsculapius? my Galen? my heart of elder? ha! is he dead, bully stale? is he dead?
HOST
We came to see you fight, to see you thrust your sword, to see you move forward and backward, to see you here, to see you over there, to see you thrust with your sword point, to see your thrust, your backhand hit, your skill at keeping the right distance from your opponent, your upward thrust with your sword. Is he dead, my Ethiopian? Is he dead, my Frenchman? Ha, my jolly fellow! What does the doctor say? The doctor with his weak heart? Ha! Is he dead, you fool? Is he dead?
DOCTOR CAIUS
By gar, he is de coward Jack priest of de vorld; heis not show his face.
DOCTOR CAIUS
By God, he's the most cowardly scoundrel of a priest in the world. He hasn't shown up.
HOST
Thou art a Castalion-King-Urinal. Hector of Greece, my boy!
HOST
You're a Spanish bottle of urine. You're a great warrior, my man!
DOCTOR CAIUS
I pray you, bear vitness that me have stay six orseven, two, tree hours for him, and he is no come.
DOCTOR CAIUS
Please, bear witness to the fact that I have waited six or seven, two, three hours for him, and he hasn't come.
SHALLOW
He is the wiser man, master doctor: he is a curer of souls, and you a curer of bodies; if you should fight, you go against the hair of your professions. Is it not true, Master Page?
SHALLOW
He's wiser than you, master doctor. He cures souls, and you cure bodies. If you fought each other, you'd be acting contrary to your professions. Isn't that right, Master Page?
PAGE
Master Shallow, you have yourself been a greatfighter, though now a man of peace.
PAGE
Master Shallow, you used to be a great fighter, even though you're a peaceful man now.
SHALLOW
Bodykins, Master Page, though I now be old and of the peace, if I see a sword out, my finger itches to make one. Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen, Master Page, we have some salt of our youth in us; we are the sons of women, Master Page.
SHALLOW
By God, Master Page, even though I'm old and peaceful now, if I see someone take out a sword, I have a strong urge to join in the fight. Even though we are judges and doctors and priests, Master Page, we still have some energy left over from our youth. We're men, after all, Master Page.
PAGE
'Tis true, Master Shallow.
PAGE
That's true, Master Shallow.
SHALLOW
It will be found so, Master Page. Master Doctor Caius, I am come to fetch you home. I am sworn of the peace: you have showed yourself a wise physician, and Sir Hugh hath shown himself a wise and patient churchman. You must go with me, master doctor.
SHALLOW
You'll see it is true, Master Page. Master Doctor Caius, I've come to take you home. I've promised to keep the peace. You have shown that you are a wise doctor, and Sir Hugh has shown that he is a wise and calm priest. You must come with me, Master Doctor.
HOST
Pardon, guest-justice. A word, Mounseur Mockwater.
HOST
Excuse me, Justice. I'd like to speak to you, Monsieur Mockwater.
DOCTOR CAIUS
Mock-vater! vat is dat?
DOCTOR CAIUS
Mockwater! What does that mean?
HOST
Mock-water, in our English tongue, is valour, bully.
HOST
Mockwater, in the English language, means bravery, my jolly fellow.
DOCTOR CAIUS
By gar, den, I have as mush mock-vater as de Englishman. Scurvy jack-dog priest! by gar, me vill cut his ears.
DOCTOR CAIUS
By God, then, I have as much mockwater as any Englishman does! That despicable low-bred priest! By God, I'll cut his ears.
HOST
He will clapper-claw thee tightly, bully.
HOST
He'll completely clapperclaw you, my jolly fellow.
DOCTOR CAIUS
Clapper-de-claw! vat is dat?
DOCTOR CAIUS
Clapperclaw! What does that mean?
HOST
That is, he will make thee amends.
HOST
It means, he'll make up for everything he's done to you.
DOCTOR CAIUS
By gar, me do look he shall clapper-de-claw me;for, by gar, me vill have it.
DOCTOR CAIUS
By God, I'll make sure he clapperclaws me, because I'll make him, by God.
HOST
And I will provoke him to't, or let him wag.
HOST
And I'll get him to do it, or else I'll let him run away.
DOCTOR CAIUS
Me tank you for dat.
DOCTOR CAIUS
I thank you for that.
HOST
And, moreover, bully,—but first, master guest, andMaster Page, and eke Cavaleiro Slender, go youthrough the town to Frogmore.
HOST
And what's more, my jolly fellow—but first, Master Guest, and Master Page, and also Soldier Slender, go through the town to the village of Frogmore.
Aside to them
PAGE
Sir Hugh is there, is he?
PAGE
Is Sir Hugh there?
HOST
He is there: see what humour he is in; and I willbring the doctor about by the fields. Will it do well?
HOST
He is. Go see what kind of mood he's in, and I'll bring the Doctor there by taking the path around the fields. Will that work?
SHALLOW
We will do it.
SHALLOW
We'll do it.
SLENDER
Adieu, good master doctor.
SLENDER
Goodbye, good Master Doctor.
Exeunt PAGE, SHALLOW, and SLENDER
DOCTOR CAIUS
By gar, me vill kill de priest; for he speak for ajack-an-ape to Anne Page.
DOCTOR CAIUS
By God, I'm going to kill that priest for trying to intervene with Anne Page on behalf on a complete idiot.
HOST
Let him die: sheathe thy impatience, throw cold water on thy choler: go about the fields with me through Frogmore: I will bring thee where Mistress Anne Page is, at a farm-house a-feasting; and thou shalt woo her. Cried I aim? said I well?
HOST
Let him die. Don't be so agitated, try to cool down your anger. Come walk around the fields with me through Frogmore. I'll take you to where Anne Page is attending a party at a farmhouse, and you can woo her. Am I on the right track? Is this a good idea?
DOCTOR CAIUS
By gar, me dank you for dat: by gar, I love you; and I shall procure-a you de good guest, de earl, de knight, de lords, de gentlemen, my patients.
DOCTOR CAIUS
By God, thank you for this, by God, I love you. I'll get high-ranking people to come stay at your inn: an earl, a knight, lords, gentlemen, and my patients.
HOST
For the which I will be thy adversary toward AnnePage. Said I well?
HOST
And for that, I'll oppose your attempts to win Anne Page. Does that sound good?
DOCTOR CAIUS
By gar, 'tis good; vell said.
DOCTOR CAIUS
By God, that's great, I like what you're saying.
HOST
Let us wag, then.
HOST
Let's go, then.
DOCTOR CAIUS
Come at my heels, Jack Rugby.
DOCTOR CAIUS
Follow me, Jack Rugby.
Exeunt
