Act II, Scene i:
The sea-coast

[Enter ANTONIO and SEBASTIAN.]

ANTONIO:

Will you stay no longer; nor will you not that I go with you?

SEBASTIAN:

By your patience, no. My stars shine darkly over me: the

malignancy of my fate might perhaps distemper yours; therefore I

shall crave of you your leave that I may bear my evils alone: it

were a bad recompense for your love, to lay any of them on you.

ANTONIO:

Let me know of you whither you are bound.

SEBASTIAN:

No, sooth, sir; my determinate voyage is mere extravagancy. But I

perceive in you so excellent a touch of modesty that you will not

extort from me what I am willing to

keep in; therefore it charges me in manners the rather to express

myself. You must know of me then, Antonio, my name is Sebastian,

which I called Roderigo. My father was that Sebastian of

Messaline whom I know you have heard of. He left behind him

myself and a sister, both born in an hour. If the heavens had

been pleas'd, would we had so ended! but you, sir, alter'd that;

for some hour before you took me from the breach of the sea was

my sister drown'd.

ANTONIO:

Alas the day!

SEBASTIAN:

A lady, sir, though it was said she much resembl'd me, was yet of

many accounted beautiful; but, though I could not, with such

estimable wonder, over-far believe that, yet thus far I will

boldly publish her: she bore mind that envy could not but call

fair. She is drown'd already, sir, with salt water, though I seem

to drown her remembrance again with more.

ANTONIO:

Pardon me, sir, your bad entertainment.

SEBASTIAN:

O good Antonio, forgive me your trouble!

ANTONIO:

If you will not murder me for my love, let me be your servant.

SEBASTIAN:

If you will not undo what you have done, that is, kill him whom

you have recover'd, desire it not. Fare ye well at once; my bosom

is full of kindness, and I am yet so near the manners of my

mother that upon the least occasion more mine eyes will tell

tales of me. I am bound to the Count Orsino's court; farewell.

[Exit.]

ANTONIO:

The gentleness of all the gods go with thee!

I have many enemies in Orsino's court,

Else would I very shortly see thee there.

But, come what may, I do adore thee so

That danger shall seem sport, and I will go.

[Exit.]