ACT II
SCENE II A forest near Rome. Horns and cry of hounds heard.


 [Enter TITUS ANDRONICUS, with Hunters, &c., MARCUS,
 LUCIUS, QUINTUS, and MARTIUS]

TITUS ANDRONICUS The hunt is up, the morn is bright and grey,
 The fields are fragrant and the woods are green:
 Uncouple here and let us make a bay
 And wake the emperor and his lovely bride
 And rouse the prince and ring a hunter's peal,
 That all the court may echo with the noise.
 Sons, let it be your charge, as it is ours,
 To attend the emperor's person carefully:
 I have been troubled in my sleep this night,
 But dawning day new comfort hath inspired.

 [A cry of hounds and horns, winded in a peal. Enter
 SATURNINUS, TAMORA, BASSIANUS, LAVINIA, DEMETRIUS,
 CHIRON, and Attendants]

 Many good morrows to your majesty;
 Madam, to you as many and as good:
 I promised your grace a hunter's peal.

SATURNINUS And you have rung it lustily, my lord;
 Somewhat too early for new-married ladies.

BASSIANUS Lavinia, how say you?

LAVINIA I say, no;
 I have been broad awake two hours and more.

SATURNINUS Come on, then; horse and chariots let us have,
 And to our sport.

 [To TAMORA]

 Madam, now shall ye see
 Our Roman hunting.

MARCUS ANDRONICUS                   I have dogs, my lord,
 Will rouse the proudest panther in the chase,
 And climb the highest promontory top.

TITUS ANDRONICUS And I have horse will follow where the game
 Makes way, and run like swallows o'er the plain.

DEMETRIUS Chiron, we hunt not, we, with horse nor hound,
 But hope to pluck a dainty doe to ground.

 [Exeunt]




 TITUS ANDRONICUS


ACT II