Many a wart is richer134.

PANDARUS  But there was such laughing! Queen Hecuba
    laughed that136 her eyes ran o’er.

CRESSIDA  With millstones137.

PANDARUS  And Cassandra laughed.

CRESSIDA  But there was more temperate fire under the pot139 of
    her eyes: did her eyes run o’er too?

PANDARUS  And Hector laughed.

CRESSIDA  At what was all this laughing?

PANDARUS  Marry143, at the white hair that Helen spied on Troilus’
    chin.

CRESSIDA  An’t had been a green145 hair, I should have laughed
    too.

PANDARUS  They laughed not so much at the hair as at his
    pretty148 answer.

CRESSIDA  What was his answer?

PANDARUS  Quoth she, ‘Here’s but two and fifty hairs on your
    chin, and one of them is white.’

CRESSIDA  This is her question.

PANDARUS  That’s true, make no question of that. ‘Two and fifty
    hairs154,’ quoth he, ‘and one white: that white hair is my father,
    and all the rest are his sons155.’ ‘Jupiter!’ quoth she, ‘Which of
    these hairs is Paris, my husband?’ ‘The forked156 one,’ quoth
    he, ‘pluck’t out, and give it him.’ But there was such
    laughing, and Helen so blushed, and Paris so chafed158, and all
    the rest so laughed, that it passed159.

CRESSIDA  So let it now160, for it has been a great while going by.

PANDARUS  Well, cousin. I told you a thing yesterday: think on’t.

CRESSIDA  So I do.

PANDARUS  I’ll be sworn ’tis true, he will weep you, an ’twere a
    man born in April163.

Sound a retreat

CRESSIDA  And I’ll spring165 up in his tears, an ’twere a nettle
    against May.

PANDARUS  Hark, they are coming from the field: shall we stand
    up here and see them as they pass toward Ilium? Good niece,
    do, sweet niece Cressida.

CRESSIDA  At your pleasure.

PANDARUS  Here, here, here’s an excellent place, here we may
    see most bravely172. I’ll tell you them all by their names as they
    pass by, but mark173 Troilus above the rest.

Enter Aeneas [and passes over the stage]

CRESSIDA  Speak not so loud.

PANDARUS  That’s Aeneas. Is not that a brave175 man? He’s one of
    the flowers of Troy, I can tell you. But mark Troilus: you shall
    see anon177.

CRESSIDA  Who’s that?

Enter Antenor [and passes over the stage]

PANDARUS  That’s Antenor. He has a shrewd179 wit, I can tell you,
    and he’s a man good enough: he’s one o’th’soundest
    judgement180 in Troy whosoever181, and a proper man of person.
    When comes Troilus? I’ll show you Troilus anon: if he see
    me, you shall see him nod at me.

CRESSIDA  Will he give you the nod184?

PANDARUS  You shall see.

CRESSIDA  If he do, the rich shall have more186.

Enter Hector [and passes over the stage]

PANDARUS  That’s Hector, that, that, look you, that there’s a
    fellow! Go thy way188, Hector! There’s a brave man, niece. O
    brave Hector! Look how he looks! There’s a countenance189. Is’t
    not a brave man?

CRESSIDA  O brave man!

PANDARUS  Is a not? It does a192 man’s heart good. Look you what
    hacks193 are on his helmet. Look you yonder, do you see? Look
    you there? There’s no jesting194, there’s laying on, take’t off
    who will, as they say. There be hacks!

CRESSIDA  Be those with swords196?

Enter Paris [and passes over the stage]

PANDARUS  Swords, anything, he cares not: an the devil come to
    him, it’s all one. By God’s lid198, it does one’s heart good. Yonder
    comes Paris, yonder comes Paris. Look ye yonder, niece. Is’t
    not a gallant man too, is’t not? Why, this is brave now. Who
    said he came hurt home today? He’s not hurt. Why, this will
    do Helen’s heart good now, ha? Would I could see Troilus
    now. You shall see Troilus anon.

CRESSIDA  Who’s that?

Enter Helenus [and passes over the stage]

PANDARUS  That’s Helenus. I marvel205 where Troilus is. That’s
    Helenus, I think he206 went not forth today: that’s Helenus.

CRESSIDA  Can Helenus fight, uncle?

PANDARUS  Helenus? No. Yes, he’ll fight indifferent208 well. I
    marvel where Troilus is. Hark, do you not hear the people
    cry ‘Troilus’? Helenus is a priest.

CRESSIDA  What sneaking211 fellow comes yonder?

Enter Troilus [and passes over the stage]

PANDARUS  Where? Yonder? That’s Deiphobus. ’Tis Troilus!
    There’s a man, niece!—
    Hem!214 Brave Troilus, the prince of chivalry!

CRESSIDA  Peace, for shame, peace!

PANDARUS  Mark him, note him. O brave Troilus! Look well
    upon him, niece. Look you how his sword is bloodied, and his
    helm218 more hacked than Hector’s, and how he looks, and
    how he goes219. O admirable youth! He ne’er saw three and
    twenty. Go thy way, Troilus, go thy way! Had I a sister were a
    grace221, or a daughter a goddess, he should take his choice. O
    admirable man! Paris? Paris is dirt to222 him, and I warrant
    Helen, to change223, would give money to boot.

Enter Common Soldiers [and pass over the stage]

CRESSIDA  Here come more.

PANDARUS  Asses, fools, dolts.