not angry: I knew of
your purpose; turned my daughter into green; and, indeed, 190
she is now with the doctor at the deanery, and there
married.

_Enter CAIUS._

_Caius._ Vere is Mistress Page? By gar, I am cozened:
I ha' married un garcon, a boy; un paysan, by gar, a boy; it
is not Anne Page: by gar, I am cozened. 195

_Mrs Page._ Why, did you take her in green?

_Caius._ Ay, by gar, and 'tis a boy: by gar, I'll raise all
Windsor. [_Exit._

_Ford._ This is strange. Who hath got the right Anne?

_Page._ My heart misgives me:--here comes Master 200
Fenton.

_Enter FENTON and ANNE PAGE._

How now, Master Fenton!

_Anne._ Pardon, good father! good my mother, pardon!

_Page._ Now, mistress, how chance you went not with
Master Slender? 205

_Mrs Page._ Why went you not with master doctor, maid?

_Fent._ You do amaze her: hear the truth of it.
You would have married her most shamefully,
Where there was no proportion held in love.
The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, 210
Are now so sure that nothing can dissolve us.
The offence is holy that she hath committed;
And this deceit loses the name of craft,
Of disobedience, or unduteous title;
Since therein she doth evitate and shun 215
A thousand irreligious cursed hours,
Which forced marriage would have brought upon her.

_Ford._ Stand not amazed; here is no remedy:
In love the heavens themselves do guide the state;
Money buys lands, and wives are sold by fate. 220

_Fal._ I am glad, though you have ta'en a special stand
to strike at me, that your arrow hath glanced.

_Page._ Well, what remedy? Fenton, heaven give thee joy!
What cannot be eschew'd must be embraced. 225

_Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.

_Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further. Master Fenton,
Heaven give you many, many merry days!
Good husband, let us every one go home,
And laugh this sport o'er by a country fire; 230
Sir John and all.

_Ford._ Let it be so. Sir John,
To Master Brook you yet shall hold your word;
For he to-night shall lie with Mistress Ford. [_Exeunt._

NOTES: V, 5

SCENE V.] SCENE III. Pope.
Enter F...] Enter Sir John with a Buck's head upon him (Q1 Q2).
22: _bribe_] Theobald. _brib'd_