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The Piccolomini
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2017
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His individual signature.
MAX. (reads)
"Ingratis servire nefas."
ISOLANI
That sounds to my ears very much like Latin,
And being interpreted, pray what may it mean?
TERZKY
No honest man will serve a thankless master.
MAX
"Inasmuch as our supreme commander, the illustrious Duke of Friedland, in consequence of the manifold affronts and grievances which he has received, had expressed his determination to quit the emperor, but on our unanimous entreaty has graciously consented to remain still with the army, and not to part from us without our approbation thereof, so we, collectively and each in particular, in the stead of an oath personally taken, do, hereby oblige ourselves – likewise by him honorably and faithfully to hold, and in nowise whatsoever from him to part, and to be ready to shed for his interests the last drop of our blood, so far, namely, as our oath to the emperor will permit it. (These last words are repeated by ISOLANI.) In testimony of which we subscribe our names."
TERZKY
Now! are you willing to subscribe to this paper?
ISOLANI
Why should he not? All officers of honor
Can do it, ay, must do it. Pen and ink here!
TERZKY
Nay, let it rest till after meal.
ISOLANI (drawing MAX. along)
Come, Max!
[Both seat themselves at their table.
SCENE II
TERZKY, NEUMANN.
TERZKY (beckons to NEUMANN, who is waiting at the side-table and steps forward with him to the edge of the stage)
Have you the copy with you, Neumann? Give it.
It may be changed for the other?
NEUMANN
I have copied it
Letter by letter, line by line; no eye
Would e'er discover other difference,
Save only the omission of that clause,
According to your excellency's order.
TERZKY
Right I lay it yonder and away with this —
It has performed its business – to the fire with it.
[NEUMANN lays the copy on the table, and steps back again to the side-table.
SCENE III
ILLO (comes out from the second chamber), TERZKY.
ILLO
How goes it with young Piccolomini!
TERZKY
All right, I think. He has started no object.
ILLO
He is the only one I fear about —
He and his father. Have an eye on both!
TERZKY
How looks it at your table: you forget not
To keep them warm and stirring?
ILLO
Oh, quite cordial,
They are quite cordial in the scheme. We have them
And 'tis as I predicted too. Already
It is the talk, not merely to maintain
The duke in station. "Since we're once for all
Together and unanimous, why not,"
Says Montecuculi, "ay, why not onward,
And make conditions with the emperor
There in his own Venice?" Trust me, count,
Were it not for these said Piccolomini,
We might have spared ourselves the cheat.
TERZEY
MAX. (reads)
"Ingratis servire nefas."
ISOLANI
That sounds to my ears very much like Latin,
And being interpreted, pray what may it mean?
TERZKY
No honest man will serve a thankless master.
MAX
"Inasmuch as our supreme commander, the illustrious Duke of Friedland, in consequence of the manifold affronts and grievances which he has received, had expressed his determination to quit the emperor, but on our unanimous entreaty has graciously consented to remain still with the army, and not to part from us without our approbation thereof, so we, collectively and each in particular, in the stead of an oath personally taken, do, hereby oblige ourselves – likewise by him honorably and faithfully to hold, and in nowise whatsoever from him to part, and to be ready to shed for his interests the last drop of our blood, so far, namely, as our oath to the emperor will permit it. (These last words are repeated by ISOLANI.) In testimony of which we subscribe our names."
TERZKY
Now! are you willing to subscribe to this paper?
ISOLANI
Why should he not? All officers of honor
Can do it, ay, must do it. Pen and ink here!
TERZKY
Nay, let it rest till after meal.
ISOLANI (drawing MAX. along)
Come, Max!
[Both seat themselves at their table.
SCENE II
TERZKY, NEUMANN.
TERZKY (beckons to NEUMANN, who is waiting at the side-table and steps forward with him to the edge of the stage)
Have you the copy with you, Neumann? Give it.
It may be changed for the other?
NEUMANN
I have copied it
Letter by letter, line by line; no eye
Would e'er discover other difference,
Save only the omission of that clause,
According to your excellency's order.
TERZKY
Right I lay it yonder and away with this —
It has performed its business – to the fire with it.
[NEUMANN lays the copy on the table, and steps back again to the side-table.
SCENE III
ILLO (comes out from the second chamber), TERZKY.
ILLO
How goes it with young Piccolomini!
TERZKY
All right, I think. He has started no object.
ILLO
He is the only one I fear about —
He and his father. Have an eye on both!
TERZKY
How looks it at your table: you forget not
To keep them warm and stirring?
ILLO
Oh, quite cordial,
They are quite cordial in the scheme. We have them
And 'tis as I predicted too. Already
It is the talk, not merely to maintain
The duke in station. "Since we're once for all
Together and unanimous, why not,"
Says Montecuculi, "ay, why not onward,
And make conditions with the emperor
There in his own Venice?" Trust me, count,
Were it not for these said Piccolomini,
We might have spared ourselves the cheat.
TERZEY
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