SCENE II. Rousillon. The COUNT's palace.

Enter COUNTESS and Clown

COUNTESS
It hath happened all as I would have had it, save
that he comes not along with her.

CLOWN
By my troth, I take my young lord to be a very
melancholy man.

COUNTESS
By what observance, I pray you?

CLOWN
Why, he will look upon his boot and sing; mend the
ruff and sing; ask questions and sing; pick his
teeth and sing. I know a man that had this trick of
melancholy sold a goodly manor for a song.

COUNTESS
Let me see what he writes, and when he means to come.

Opening a letter