VINCENT: Verily, good uncle, methinketh this is said marvellous
well. And it specially delighteth and comforteth me to hear it,
because of our principal fear that I first spoke of, the Turk's
cruel incursion into this country of ours.
ANTHONY: Cousin, as for the matter of that fear, I purpose to
touch it last of all. Nor meant I here to speak of it, had it not
been that the vehemency of your objection brought it in my way. But
otherwise I would rather have put instead some example of those who
suffer tribulation for maintenance of right and justice, and choose
rather to take harm than to do wrong in any manner of matter. For
surely if a man may--as indeed he may--have great comfort in the
clearness of his conscience, who hath a false crime put upon him
and by false witness proved upon him, and who is falsely punished
and put to worldly shame and pain for it; a hundred times more
comfort may he have in his heart who, where white is called black
and right is called wrong, abideth by the truth and is persecuted
for justice.
VINCENT: Then if a man sue me wrongfully for my own land, in which
I myself have good right, it is a comfort yet to defend it well,
since God shall give me thanks for it?
ANTHONY: Nay nay, cousin, nay, there walk you somewhat wide.
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