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chance, hulling not far from shore, Was placed by your direction there? _Capt_. It was. _Gons_. You're truly noble; and I owe much more Than my own life and fortunes to your worth. _Capt_. 'Tis time I should restore their liberty To such of yours, as yet are seeming prisoners. I'll wait on you again. [_Exit Captain_. _Rod_. My enemies are happy; and the storm, Prepared for them, must break upon my head. _Gons_. So far am I from happiness, heaven knows My griefs are doubled! I stand engaged in hopeless love to Julia; In gratitude to these:-- Here I have given my heart, and here I owe it. _Hip_. Dear master, trouble not yourself for me; I ever made your happiness my own; Let Julia witness with what faith I served you. When you employed me in your love to her, I gave your noble heart away, as if It had been some light gallant's, little worth: Not that I loved you less than Angelina, But myself less than you. _Gons_. Wonder of honour! Of which my own was but a fainter shadow. When I gave Julia, whom I could not keep, You fed a fire within, with too rich fuel, In giving it your heart to prey upon; The sweetest offering that was ever burnt Since last the Phoenix died. _Hip_. If Angelina knew, like me, the pride Of noble minds, which is to give, not take, Like me she would be satisfied, her heart Was well bestowed, and ask for no return. _Amid_. Pray, let my heart alone; you'll use it as The gipsies do our money; If they once touch it, they have power upon't. _Enter the Servant, who appeared in the first act with GONSALVO_. _Serv_. O, my dear lord, Gonsalvo de Peralta! _Rod_. De Peralta, said you? You amaze me! _Gons_. Why?--Do you know that family in Seville? _Rod_. I am myself the elder brother of it. _Gons_. Don Rodorick de Peralta! _Rod_. I was so, Until my mother died, whose name, de Sylva, I chose, (our custom not forbidding it) Three years ago, when I returned from Flanders: I came here to possess a fair estate, Left by an aunt, her sister; for whose sake I take that name; and liked the place so well, That never since have I returned to Seville. _Gons_. 'Twas then that change of name, which caused my letters All to miscarry. What an happy tempest Was this, which would not let me rest at Seville, But blew me farther on, to see you here! _Amid_. Brother, I come to claim a sister's share: But you're too near me, to be nearer now. _Gons_. In my room, let me beg you t
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