LEONTES What noise there, ho?
PAULINA No noise, my lord; but needful conference
About some gossips for your highness.
LEONTES How!
Away with that audacious lady! Antigonus,
I charged thee that she should not come about me:
I knew she would.
ANTIGONUS I told her so, my lord,
On your displeasure's peril and on mine,
She should not visit you.
LEONTES What, canst not rule her?
PAULINA From all dishonesty he can: in this,
Unless he take the course that you have done,
Commit me for committing honour, trust it,
He shall not rule me.
ANTIGONUS La you now, you hear:
When she will take the rein I let her run;
But she'll not stumble.
PAULINA Good my liege, I come;
And, I beseech you, hear me, who profess
Myself your loyal servant, your physician,
Your most obedient counsellor, yet that dare
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
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;
Here 'tis; commends it to your blessing.
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