Romeo And Juliet (Shakespeare Classics) by William Shakespeare

Act 2 • Scene 5
ROMEO: One more thing, good nurse.
Wait behind that wall over there.
My servant will meet you within the hour.
He will bring a rope ladder.
Hide it in the orchard, near Juliet’s window.
Tonight I will use it to climb up to her room.
Keep our secret, and I’ll reward you.
NURSE: Bless you, sir. But listen,
Can your servant keep a secret?
Have you ever heard the saying,
“Two may keep a secret, if one is dead”?
ROMEO: My servant is as true as steel.
NURSE: Well, sir, my lady is very sweet. There’s
a count in town, named Paris. He wants
to marry Juliet himself. But she would
rather see a toad than see him. When I
tell her that Paris is a better man than
you, she turns pale.
ROMEO: My regards to your lady.
NURSE: Yes, a thousand times.
(Romeo and Nurse exit.)
Scene 5
(Capulet’s orchard. Juliet enters.)
JULIET: It was nine when the nurse left.
She said she’d return in half an hour.
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