_Romeo._ And stay, good nurse; behind the abbey wall within this hour my man shall be with thee, And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair, which to the high top-gallant of my joy must be my convoy in the secret night. Farewell; be trusty, and I'll quit thy pains. Farewell; commend me to thy mistress. 

_Nurse._ Now God in heaven bless thee! Hark you, sir. 

_Romeo._ What say'st thou, my dear nurse? 

_Nurse._ Is your man secret? Did you ne'er hear say, Two may keep counsel, putting one away? 

_Romeo._ I warrant thee, my man's as true as steel. 

_Nurse._ Well, sir; my mistress is the sweetest lady--Lord, Lord! when 'twas a little prating thing--O, there is a nobleman in town, one Paris, that would fain lay knife aboard; but she, good soul, had as lief see a toad, a very toad, as see him. I anger her sometimes, and tell her that Paris is the proper man; but, I'll warrant you, when I say so, she looks as pale as any clout in the versal world. Doth not rosemary and Romeo begin both with a letter? 

_Romeo._ Ay, nurse; what of that? both with an R. 

_Nurse._ Ah, mocker! that's the dog's name; R is for the--No, I know it begins with some other letter--and she hath the prettiest sententious of it, of you and rosemary, that it would do you good to hear it. 

_Romeo._ Commend me to thy lady. 

_Nurse._ Ay, a thousand times.--[_Exit Romeo_] Peter! 

_Peter._ Anon. 

_Nurse._ Before, and apace. [_Exeunt._ 

SCENE V. _Capulet's Orchard__Enter_ JULIET 

_Juliet._ The clock struck nine when I did send the nurse; In half an hour she promised to return. Perchance she cannot meet him; that's not so. O, she is lame! love's heralds should be thoughts, Which ten times faster glide than the sun's beams Driving back shadows over lowering hills; Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love, And therefore hath the wind-swift Cupid wings. Now is the sun upon the highest hill Of this day's journey, and from nine till twelve Is three long hours, yet she is not come. Had she affections and warm youthful blood, She would be as swift in motion as a ball; My words 

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