Romeo and Juliet, a drarry ve...

SCENE IV. A room in Lucius Malfoy's house.

Enter LUCIUS MALFOY, NARCISSA MALFOY, and PANSY

LUCIUS MALFOY

Things have fall'n out, my lady, so unluckily,

That we have had no time to talk to our son:

Look you, he loved his Aunt Bellatrix dearly,

And so did I:--Well, we were born to die.

'Tis very late, he'll not come down to-night:

I promise you, but for your company,

I would have been a-bed an hour ago.

PANSY

These times of war afford no time to woo.

Madam, good night: commend me to your son.

NARCISSA MALFOY

I will, and will know his mind tomorrow;

Tonight, his heart is heavy with loss.

LUCIUS MALFOY

Lady Pansy, I know my son:

I think he will be ruled by my decision

For he respects me; I doubt it not.

Ere he see how angry I can get

Wife, go see him in the morning;

Acquaint him here of my daughter's Pansy' love;

And bid him, to be ready, on Wednesday next--

But, ho! what day is this?

PANSY

Monday, my Minister,

LUCIUS MALFOY

Monday! ha, ha! Well, Wednesday is too soon,

O' Thursday let it be: o' Thursday, tell him,

He shall be married to this noble lady.

Will you be ready, Lady Pansy?

do you like this haste?

We'll keep it not great ado,--a friend or two;

For Bellatrix being slain so recently,

It may be thought we held him carelessly,

Being our kinsman, if we revel much:

Therefore we'll have some half a dozen friends,

And there an end. But what say you to Thursday?

PANSY

My lord, I would that Thursday were to-morrow.

LUCIUS MALFOY

Well get you gone: o' Thursday be it, then.

Go you wife to Draco in the morning,

Commend him, wife, for this wedding-day.

Farewell, my lady and good night.

Exeunt