Page 780 - Shakespeare - Vol. 4

Less appear so, in comforting your evils,
Than such as most seem yours; − I say, I come
From your good queen.

LEONTES
Good queen!

PAULINA
Good queen, my lord, good queen: I say good queen,

And would by combat make her good, so were I [60]
A man, the worst about you.

LEONTES
Force her hence.

PAULINA
Let him that makes but trifles of his eyes
First hand me: on mine own accord I’ll off;

But first, I’ll do my errand. The good queen
(For she is good) hath brought you forth a daughter; [65]
Here ’tis; (Laying down the child) commends it to your blessing.

LEONTES
Out!
A mankind witch! Hence with her, out o’ door:

A most intelligencing bawd!

PAULINA
Not so:
I am as ignorant in that, as you
In so entitling me: and no less honest [70]

Than you are mad; which is enough, I’ll warrant,
As this world goes, to pass for honest.

LEONTES
Traitors!
Will you not push her out? Give her the bastard,