| ACT III SCENE IV | Ephesus. A room in CERIMON's house. |
| [Enter CERIMON and THAISA] |
| CERIMON | Madam, this letter, and some certain jewels, |
| Lay with you in your coffer: which are now |
| At your command. Know you the character? |
| THAISA | It is my lord's. |
| That I was shipp'd at sea, I well remember, | 5 |
| Even on my eaning time; but whether there |
| Deliver'd, by the holy gods, |
| I cannot rightly say. But since King Pericles, |
| My wedded lord, I ne'er shall see again, |
| A vestal livery will I take me to, | 10 |
| And never more have joy. |
| CERIMON | Madam, if this you purpose as ye speak, |
| Diana's temple is not distant far, |
| Where you may abide till your date expire. |
| Moreover, if you please, a niece of mine | 15 |
| Shall there attend you. |
| THAISA | My recompense is thanks, that's all; |
| Yet my good will is great, though the gift small. |
| [Exeunt] |
Shakespeare's Sources for Pericles