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Thus once again from twenty years exile, Tossed by the storms of fortune too and from, Has gracious heaven given me leave to tread My native earth of Sicily and draw That air that fed me in my infancy. Kind y uth the tears of joy that I have spent To greet my native country have quite robbed Mine eyes of moisture, and have left me none To answer thy affection, but tell me, Tell me how thou hast lived in Syracuse These five years here, since that unluckily storm Divided us at Sea. Yes very well, And I am glad the fates have brought me home, For thy deer sake, that I may now disclose Thy honourable birth. Yes noble youth, thou art the second son To old Lord Euphues, a man more worthy And truly noble never drew this air; Thy name's Lysandro, this discovery Will be as welcome to your friends as you. I'll tell you all, It was my fortune, twenty a year ago, Upon the Tyrrhene shore, whose sea divides This I'll from Italy, to keep a fort Under your noble father, where your self Then but a child, was left to my tuition, When suddenly the rude assailing force Of strong Italian Pirates so prevailed, As to surprisal of the fort and us. Your name and noble birth I then concealed, Fearing some outrage from the enmity Of those fell Pirates, and since from your self I purposely have kept the knowlenge of it. As loath to grieve your present misery With knowledge of what Fortune's you had lost, That this is true, you straight shall see effect, I'll go acquaint your father with the tokens, And make his oreioyde heart leap to embrace Thee his new found and long forgotten son: Well I'll go to him presently. exit Alphonso.
Plot summary
Plot — The Heir
In order to facilitate a marriage between his daughter Leucothoe and the wealthy Count Virro, Polymetes has the rumour put about that his son Eugenio has died during a trip overseas, which means that Leucothoe is now his heir. Among her many other admirers is Philocles, the son of Polymetes’ enemy, Euphues; he is barred from direct access to her, but is able to see her through the window of his friend Clerimont’s lodgings, next door to Polymetes’ house. He overhears her admitting that she does not love Virro, who is too old for her, but has fallen in love with a young man she saw riding in the street: Philocles. He throws a letter to her, and she plans an assignation with him in her father’s absence. Eugenio returns home disguised as the scholar Irus, but Polymetes seems less interested in the news of his son’s survival than that the rumour of his death should not be contradicted. Polymetes learns of Philocles’ assignation with Leucothoe; he and ‘Irus’ eavesdrop on it and hear the lovers plan to elope, even though stealing an heiress is a capital crime. Approving of his sister’s choice, Eugenio tells Virro that he will be marrying Leucothoe under false pretences, since the true heir is still alive; but Virro’s response is to hire ‘Irus’ to poison Eugenio. Polymetes catches Philocles and Leucothoe in the act of elopement, and Euphues’ attempts to secure a pardon are fruitless. Leucothoe’s pleading has more effect on the King, but only because he is attracted to her: he swears not to issue a pardon unless she has sex with him. When she adamantly refuses, the King tries to find a way out of his oath, but the papal price list for exemptions disgusts him and there is no legal loophole. At the trial, Philocles pleads guilty and is sentenced to death; Leucothoe declares her determination to die with him. ‘Irus’ is produced in court, having contrived to get himself arrested for murdering Eugenio; both he and Virro are also sentenced to death. ‘Irus’ gets Polymetes to declare in open court that, as things stand, he would allow Leucothoe to marry Philocles after all, if he were available. Then he reveals himself to be Eugenio: no murder has been committed, and no heiress stolen, so the death sentences are all quashed. In the sub-plot, Francisco has got Luce pregnant, and offers to make amends by marrying her; but her father Franklin intends her instead for the rich, foolish Shallow. Shallow is persuaded that he himself is responsible for her condition, and that,…