arte that before I was aware and seeming to bee through want of heed hee got vnder my hand for my part I seemed not to note it vsed him as I did al the others but he on the contrary tooke mee by the hand so that making shewe to cast downe his I perceiued his mouth on mine This act made me blush and making shew not to heed it I turned my head away as hearkening to the brawle we danced This was the cause that he stayd somewhile before he spake to me not knowing as I thinke where to begin At last vnwilling to lose this opportunity which he had so long sought he aduanced himselfe before me and rounded in the care of Corilas that led me in that dāce so loud yet faining to whisper that I heard these words I wold to God Corilas the contention betweene the father of this shepheardesse mine might be ended in vs two and then went to his place And Corilas answered him loud enough Make not you this attempt Celadon for it may bee you neuer attempted any thing more dangerous What hazard so euer it hath answered Celadon aloud I will not deny that I haue spoken giue my hart in pawne In such promises replied Corilas they vse not to offer lesse assurance then that yet within a while after it is gainesaid Whosoeuer reioyneth the shepheard makes difficulties to run such a fortune as you threaten I shal hold him for a man of small courage It is a vertue answered Corilas to be couragious but it is also a folly to be rash By proofe replied Celadon you shall know what I will do and in the meane time I promise you at a word that I will neuer gainesay it And because I made shew not to heed their discourse directing his words to me he sayd And you faire shepheardesse what is your opinion I know not answerd I of what you speake He hath told me sayd Corilas that to draw a great good out of a great euill hee wishes your fathers hatred were changed into loue betweene their children How answerd I seeming not to know him are you the sonne of Alcippe And hauing answered me Yea and moreouer my seruant Me thinks sayd I it were fitter for you to ioyne to some other that may haue more occasion to agree with you then I. I haue heard it sayd replied Celadon that the gods do punish the offences of the fathers on their children but among men it hath not bene the custome which is not for that it is not allowed to your beauty which is diuine to vse the same preuiledges that the gods do but if it bee so you are like then to grant pardon when it is demanded of you Is it so shepheard interrupted Corilas that you begin your combat with crying mercy In this combat answered he to be ouercome is a kind of victory for my part I am willing enough prouided that she wil take the spoyle I thinke they had continued their discourse longer if the dance had held out longer but the end of it separated vs and euery one went to his place Somewhile after they began to propound prizes for diuers exercises which they were accustomed vnto as the Lute to Runne and cast the Barre whereto Celadon for being too yong was not admitted but only to the course whereat he won the prize which was a garland of diuers flowers which was set on his head by the whole assembly with great commendation that being so yong had ouercome so many shepheards Hee without any long dreaming tooke it off came to me to set it on my head saying very low See the confirmation of what I sayd I was so surprized that I could not answere had it not bene for Artemis your mother Phillis I had giuen it him againe not for that comming from his hand it pleased me not but because I feared Alce Hippolite would not think wel of it But Artemis that rather desired to quench then kindle these ancient hatreds commanded me to take it and to thanke him which I did so coldly that euery one might well thinke it should not haue bene done but by the command of my Aunt All this day passed thus the next day also the yong shepheard losing no occasion to make his affection appeare to me And because that on the third day they had a custome to represent in honor of Venus the iudgement which Paris gaue of the three goddesses Celadon resolued to thrust himselfe among the maids vnder the habit of a shepheardesse You know well that on that third day about the end of the feast of the great Druide they haue vsed to cast among the maids an apple of gold whereon are written the names of the three shepheardesses whom they thinke to be the most faire in the company with this word Be it giuen to the most faire of the three And that after they haue dressed her which is to represent the person of Paris who with the three shepheardesses enter into the Temple of Beauty dedicated to Venus where the doores being shut shee giueth iudgement of all three when she sees them naked but onely a thinne Lawne which couers them from the girdle-stead almost to the knees And for that once it was abused and that some shepheards had thrust themselues among the shepheardesses it was ordayned by a publique Edict That he that did commit the like fault should without remission be stoned by the Maides at the gate of the Temple Now it hapned that this Youth without consideration of the great danger that day attired himselfe like a shepheardesse and forcing himselfe into our company was taken for a maide and as Fortune would fauour him my name was written on the Apple and Malthe and Stella and when they came to set downe the name of her that bare the personage of Paris I heard him name Orithee which was the name that Celadon had taken God knowes if his soule receiued not all the delight it was capable of when he sawe his dessigne succeed so well In the end we were brought into the Temple where the Iudge being set in his seat the doores being shut and we three onely remayning with him we beganne according to the order to vnclothe ourselues and because euery one must go apart and speake to him and make the offers that the three goddesses had sometimes made to Paris Stelle who was most forward to put off her clothes went first to present her selfe to him whom he beheld some while And after he had heard what she would say he caused her to returne to giue place to Malthe who was got before me for that ashamed to shew my selfe naked I delayed as much as I could the putting off of my clothes Celadon thinking the time long and after he had some short while entertayned Malthe seeing that I came not called for mee In the end not able to delay it no longer I was constrained but O God when
awhile she raised her voyce and spake singing to him in this sort he likewise that she might not want answer replied A Dialogue betweene Stelle and Corilas STEL. VVHat will you then my shepheard bee For want of an inconstant loue COR. To follow your quicke spirit free Requâ—â—â— a wing 〈…〉 ble â—o â—â—ue Much rather then a courage high To follow you were foolery STEL. You haue not alwaies thought it so That louing me is such a crime COR. Speake not of times past long age He liues not well mâ—nds not in time Nothing returnes that 's past before And I remember it no more STEL. What 's this but not to know to loue Yet brag the contrary thereto COR. Wherefore will you me so reproue For that your selfe knowes not to do You loue out of opinion And not out of election STEL. I loue you and will loue you still Though your loue chang'd be in this wise COR. Mineâ— no no change I neuer will Her where my soule engaged lies Thinke not that euery day like you I change my old loue for a new STEL. What are you then resolued tell To seeke a loue that 's fresh and rare COR. If heretofore you pleas'd me well I iudg'd you then to be more faire But now in very deed I see Your beauty in a poore degree STEL. Will you vnfaithfull bring to nought An amity that was so great COR. You charge me with your owne default So makes an ends he whom you â—eate But you may say what fitt your braâ—uâ— The thing that was comes not againe STEL. But if you loued me indeed What makes you then so soone to start COR. When one his errour better heeds To change his minde is wisedomes part It 's better to repent though late Then still to hâ—ld a wandring gate STEL. Can neither duty nor yet honor Know such an humor to subdue COR. What if I can see in you more That may this amity renew Wherein your fainings sâ—ared me Which I mistooke so sillily STEL. I may you see for my reuenge Another loue and not be loued COR. Right soone of such disease to change Shall heale me as in yours I proued And if I then do otherwise I must haue lâ—st my Iudgements 〈◊〉 STEL. Haue you then no kind of r 〈…〉 se For so great infidelity COR. I haue prâ—nâ—â—nst that loue of forcâ— She owes me hers that asketh me But you may aske and make your moâ—â— All Lâ—â—â— 'twixt vs is dead and gone The shepheardesse seeing hee stood not without reply to her demands leauing to sing said And why Corilas is there no more hope in you No more said he then faithfulnesse in you and thinke not that your fained nor fayre words can change my resolution I am too much grounded in this opinion so that it is in vaine for you to try your armes against mee they are too feeble I feare their blowes no more I counsell you to proue them on others whose knowledge may make them misprize them as I haue done It cannot be but you shall finde some whom the heauens to punish some secret fault haue ordained to loue you and they shall be the more pleasing to you for that nouelty delights you aboue all things At this bout the shepheardesse was stung in earnest but fayning to turne the offence into laughter she said as she was going away I make good sport Corilas both at your selfe and your choler we shall see you shortly in your good humour In the meane time be content that I patiently suffer your fault which you cast on me I know replyed the shepheard it is your custome to make sport with them that loue you But if the humor which I haue last I assure you you may longer play vpon me then on a man that shall loue you So parted these two enemies and Adamas who had heard them hauing knowledge by their names of the families of which they were was desirous to know more of their affaires and calling Corilas by his name made him turne to him and because the shepheard seemed to be astonished at this surprize for the respect which is had to the habite and quality of a Druyde that he might be more assured he caused him to sit downe by him and then talked thus vnto him My childe for so I may call you for the loue I haue alwayes borne to them of your family there is no cause you should be sorry for your speaking so freely to Stelle before me I am glad that I haue seene your wisedome but I desire to know more that I may the better counsell you in this affaire that thereby you may commit no errour And for me I know not that there should be any difficulty since the lawes of coiuility and curtesie do more binde me it may be then you may imagine As soone as Corilas had the sight of the Druyde he knew him well hauing often seene him at diuers sacrifices but hauing neuer spoken to him he had not the boldnesse to tell thorowout what had passed between Stelle and him though he much desired that euery one might know the iustice of his cause and the vnfaithfulnes of this shepheardesse which Adamas perceiuing that he might encourage him gaue him to vnderstand that he knew a good part already and that many had reported it to his wrong which hee heard with no great pleasure for the loue he had alwaies borne to his It will said Corilas be losse of time for you to heare the particularities of our villages So far is it replied he it shal be a great satisfaction to know that you haue not beene wronged and besides I meane to passe away some part of the heate here and so the time may be employed The History of Stelle and Corilas SInce you command it so said the shepheard I must beginne my discourse somewhat higher It is a good while since Stelle remained the widdow of an husband whom the heauens had giuen her rather for name sake theÌ„ effect for besides that he was sickly his age which drew neer to 75. yeeres so weakened his forces that it constrained him to leaue this young widdow almost before she was truely married the loue she bare him wrought in her no great feeling of his losse no more did her humor which was neuer wonted to take neere to heart the accidents that befell her Remaining then well satisfied in her selfe so see her selfe freed at one blow of two so heauy burthens to wit the importunity of an angry husband the autority which her pareÌ„ts accustomed to haue ouer her presently she thrust her selfe in good earnest into the world and though her beauty such as you see bee not of that sort that may tempt men to loue her yet her behauiour for the most part displeased not them that saw her She might be about 17. or 18. yeeres an age fit enough to commit many follies when they be at liberty This was the cause that Saliam her
may make him find your deniall more bitter This speech touched the shepheardesse in good earnest seeing how far hee was gone off from louing her so that to interrupt him she was constrained to say Me thinks Lisis that if Corilas be of the minde this paper makes shew of he was ill aduised to employ you since your words are more able to winne hatred then loue and you seeme rather a messenger of war then peace Stelle replyed the shepheard he was so farre from being ill aduised in this election that if hee had shewed as much iudgement in the rest of his actions he should not stand in so great neede of your succours he hath had tryall of your fancies hee knowes what your allurements are and of whom might hee better serue himselfe without suspition of making himselfe a competitor then of a louing friend such as I am whom you hate more then death And yet the Arte wherewith I serue my selfe is not bad for representing you so louely as you are you may the better acknowledge the honor he doth you to loue you But let vs leaue this talke and tell me in good earnest whether he be in your good grace and how long hee shall continue since in truth I dare not returne to him without bringing him some good answer I coniure you by his loue and ours passed To this reason the shepheard added some others with so many prayers that the shepheardesse beleeued hee spake in good earnest whereto she easily perswaded her selfe according to her good nature for it is the custome of them that easily affect themselues to thinke that they are more easily affected It was so that for this time Lisis could obtaine of her nothing but that the loue of his cousin for default of his owne should not be vnpleasing to her but Time should be her counceller And after at diuers times hee sollicited her so that hee had what assurance he would and because he remembred her flitting humour he laboured to bind her with a promise written with her owne hand and knew so well to turne her on euery side that he had what he would He came backe in that sort to me and discoursed vnto me all that hee had done except this promise for knowing the humour of Stelle he doubted alwaies that shee would deceiue him and if he spake to me of that paper I might be further engaged and so more painefull to with-draw mee All this was without the knowledge of Aminthe from whom Stelle concealed it rather then from any other When I had receiued such assurance of that which I most desired after I had thanked the shepheardesse I beganne with her permission to giue order for the marriage and made no difficulty to speake openly of it though Lisis alwaies fore-told me that in the end I should be deceiued but the apparence of the good we desire so flatters vs that hardly giue we care to them that tell vs the contrary While this marriage was divulged Semire who as I told you had left his suite by reason of Lisis and mee beeing prouoked with a speech which shee had vsed of him resolued to make the contrary appeare at what price soeuer to returne into her good graces with a purpose to leaue her in the end with that boldnesse that she might neuer say more that this separation proceeded from her There was no neede to vse any great Arte for her changing humour easily suffered her to returne to her nature and so at a blow behold her resolue to forsake me for Semire as a little before she had left Semire for me yet was shee not altogether without paine because of the promise which shee had written not knowing how to gaine-say it In the end the day of marriage beeing come when I had assembled the most part of my kindred and friends I held my selfe so assured that I receiued the reioycings of al the world but she that had another thought while I was busied in welcōming those that were come brake all this meeting with excuses more poorely grounded then the former wherewith I was so enraged that getting from her without bidding adieu I conceiued so great disdaine of her lightnesse that neuer since shee could cope with me Now iudge father if I haue cause to complaine of her and if they that tell it to my disaduantage were well informed Indeed answered Adamas you may see a woman vnworthy of that name and I wonder how it is possible that hauing deceiued so many there should be any that would trust her I haue not yet told you all replied Corilas for after euery one was gone but Lisis shee so wrought that Semire stayed with her vntill euening In the meane time as I thinke she laboured to vse some arte to haue her promise backe because shee saw well hee was throughly angry with her In the end very boldly she spake to him thus Is it possible Lisis that you haue so forgotten the affection which so often you haue sworne to me that you haue no minde to please me I sayd Lisis the heauens sooner kill me At this word what impediment soeuer she vsed hee got out of the house to be gone but she took such hold on him and taking his hand betweene hers she went with him clasping in such a fashion that euery one might iudge that there was loue and though he right well knew her humour and her deceits yet could he not containe himselfe from being pleased with her slatteries though he gaue no credit to them which hee well witnessed when considering her actions he said O God Stelle how doe you abuse the graces wherein the Heauens without reason haue beene so prodigall to you If this body did inclose a spirit which had any resemblance with the beauty who is hee that could resist you She who knew what force her allurements had placed all her arte in her eyes all her fictions in her mouth and all her malice in her inuention wherewith she so turned him on all sides that she almost set him besides himselfe then she vsed these words Gentle shepheard if it bee true that you bee that Lisis which sometimes haue so dearely affected me I coniure you by the remembrance of the time so happy for me that you will heare mee in priuate and beleeue that if you haue had any occasion to complaine I will make it plaine vnto you that this second fault or at least as you esteeme it so was not committed but to remedy the former At these words Lisis was ouercome yet that hee might not shew his weakenesse he answered See Stelle how farre you are gone from your opinion so far am I from desire to doe any thing that might please you that there is nothing displeasing which I will not endeuour to do Since there is no other remedy answered the shepheardesse come backe into the house to displease me With this intent answered he I will So then they
the amazement of the Nymph and all the company he answered to Siluander Gentle shepheard you aske me what brought me and what holdes me in this Countrey Know that it is no other then you and it is you alone whom I haue so long sought for Me answered Siluander how could that be by reason I had no knowledge of you That is in part a cause said he why I seek you If it be so replied Siluander it is a long while since you were with vs who will say that you euerspake to me Because answered Tyrcis I know you not and to satisfie the demand you haue made me for that the discourse is long if it please you I will tell it after you haue againe taken your places vnder those trees which you had before our comming Siluander then turning to Diane Mistrisse sayd he is it your pleasure to sit downe agayne It is Leonide answered Diane of whom you should haue asked that question I know well answered the shepheard that Ciuility commands me so but Loue ordains it otherwise Leonide taking Diane and Astrea by the hand sate downe in the middle saying That Siluander had reason because Loue that hath any other consideration but of it selfe is no true loue and after them the other shepheardesses and shepheard sate in a round And then Tyrcis turning toward the shepheardesse that was with him See the happy day said he Laonice which we haue so much desired that since our first entry into this Country we haue expected with such impatiency It concerneth none more then you that wee get out of this payne as the Oracle hath ordayned Then the shepheardesse without making him other answer directing her selfe to Siluander spake thus The History of Fyrcis and Laonice OF all friendship there is none so farre as I can heare of which is more affectionate then that which is bred in youth because custome which this young age takes hold of by little and little groweth to be changed into Nature which if it be hard to put off they know that endeuour to contrary it I say this to serue my selfe of some kind of excuse then gentle shepheard when you see mee constrayned to tell you that I loue Tyrcis for this affection was almost sucked in with the milke and so my soule raysing it selfe with this nourishment receiues in her selfe as her owne the accidents of that passion and it seemed euerything from my birth gaue agreement to it for wee continued neighbours the friendship betweene our fathers our ages which were very euen and the gentlenesse of the young yeeres of Tyrcis gaue me but ouer-great commodity yet misfortune would that much about that time Cleon was borne in our Hamlet which it may be had more graces then I but out of question with much more better fortune For euen when this Maide beganne to open her eyes it seemed that Tyrcis receiued the flame into his heart seeing that in the very Cradle he tooke pleasure to behold her At that time I might be about sixe yeeres and he ten yeeres old and see how the heauens disposed of vs without our consent From the houre I first sawe him I loued him and from the time he sawe Cleon he loued her and though our liues were such as our yeeres might beare yet were they not so small but there might very well be found the difference betweene vs. Afterward as we grew so did our loue likewise and that to such an extraordinary height as it may be there was not any that might surpasse it In this youth you may weâ—lthinke I went without any great heed taking to his actioÌ„s but growing to more age I noted in him such a want of good will that I resolued to turne another way a resolution which many delights made me conceaue but which no true Louer could execute as I prooued long time after Yet my courage being ofâ—â—â—ded had sufficient power to make me dissemble and if I could not indeed withdraw my selfe intirely yet at least make shew to take some kinde of leaue That which tooke from me all meanes to doe it was that I could not see that Tircis affected any other shepheardesse for all that he did to Cleon could not mooue suspition that it was any thing but childishnesse for that as then she could not be aboue nine yeeres old when she began to grow and that she could feele the tracts of Loue she so remooued from him that it seemed that this withdrawing would haue warranted her against all such blowes But Loue more crafty then shee knew so well to come neere and set before her soule the merits the affection and the seruices of Tircis that at last shee found her selfe in the very middest and so turned on all parts that if she auoyded wounding on the one side the stroke that she receiued on the other was the greater and more deepe So that shee could not flie to a better remedy then dissimulation not to auoyde the blowes but onely to keepe it from the knowledge of her enemy or any other She might well vse this dissembling while it beganne to be but a little scratch but when the sore became great then must shee yeelde and confesse her selfe to be vanquished Thus you see Tircis beloued of Cleon and behold him playing with the honest sweetnesse of an amity though at the beginning he scarce knew what his disease was as these verses witnesse which he made at that time A SONNET O God what ill is this thus tortures me Since time that first I did faire Cleon see I felt within my heart new rising paine Although her eye tooke it from me againe Since by an hot desire I haue beene galde If such a motion may desire be calde Whose iudgement is bewitched in such wise That it my will ioynes to his practices And from that spring my harme beginning takes For this desire so great encreasing makes That I thereby lose both my sleepe and foode In place whereof growes an vnquiet moode That helpes desire to build my seruitude Thus it the ill I feele not vnderstood After Tircis had knowledge of the good will of happy Cleon he receiued it with so great contentment that his heart beeing vnable to hide it he was forced to impart it to his eyes which God knowes how suddainly changed from that they were gaue but too manifest knowledge of their ioy The discretion of Cleon was such that shee gaue no aduantage to Tircis for his duty so that iealousie of her honor perswaded her to make shew of louing me that they which noted her actions might stop at those which were more euident and goe no further to seeke out those which she would conceale She made choyce of mee rather then any other for that she had long before perceiued that I loued him and knowing well it is hard to be beloued and not to loue againe she thought that euery body would beleeue that this friendship not hauing bene long betweene
that Lindamar did came so kindly to mee that I wonder I marked it no sooner I know not whether Polemas by reason of his being crossed haue changed his behauiour or whether the euill opinion which I haue conceiued of him haue altered my eyes when I behold him yet so it is that either mine eyes see not as they were wont or Polemas is no more the man hee was wont to be I must not lie to you when Galathee spake in this sort against him I was no whit sorry because of his ingratitude on the contrary the more to hurt him I sayd I do not wonder Madam that Lindamor is more welcome to you then Polemas for the qualitites and perfections of them both are not equall euery one that sees them will giue the same iudgement that you do of them It is true that heere in I fore-see a great hurly burly first betweene them and after betweene you and Polemas And why sayd Galathee Are you of opinion he hath any power ouer my actions or of Lindamors Not for that said I Madam but I knew the humour of Polemas so well that he will leaue nothing vnattempted and wil remooue heauen and earth to recouer the happinesse that he thinkes hee hath lost and for it he will commit these follies which cannot be hidden but to those that will not see them and so shall you haue displeasure and Lindamor be offended and God graunt it fall not out worse No such thing Leonide answered she if Lindamor loue me he will do as I commaund him if he do not loue me he will not care what Polemas doth and as for him if he passe the bounds of reason I knovv hovv to reforme him leaue that labour to me for I can prouide well enough for that At this word she commaunded mee to draw the curtaine and let her rest if at least these new desseignes would suffer her But at the breaking vp of the daunce Lindamor who had noted what countenance Polemas had made when he tooke Galathee from him had a conceit that he loued her Notwithstanding hauing neuer perceiued any thing by his actions passed he would aske him the question resolued that if he found him in loue he would indeuour to diuert himselfe for that he thought himselfe some what bound to it for the loue he made shew of which hee thought to be vnfained and so going to him desired he might haue a word with him in priuate Polemas who vsed al maner of cunning that a Courtier was capable of paynted his face with a fained shew of good will and said What is it that Lindamor is pleased to commaund of me I neuer vse commoundement said Lindamor where my prayer onely may take place and at this time I neede neither of them but onely as a friend demaund a thing of you which our friendship bindes you to tell me What may it be replyed Polemas since our friendship so bindes me you are to thinke that I will answer you with the same freedome that you desire to know This it is replyed Lindamor that I haue some while serued Galathee as I was tied by the ordinance of Clidaman at last I am constrayned so to do by that of Loue. For it is true that after I had long time serued her by the disposing of that fortune that gaue mee to her her merits haue since so wonne me that my will hath ratified that gift with so great affection that to draw backe would be as much want of courage as it is now arrogancie to say that I dare loue her Yet the friendship which is betvveene you and me hauing beene of longer date than this of Loue giues mee resolution enough to tell you that if you loue her and haue any pretention to her I hope as yet to haue that povver of my selfe that I can withdravv and giue proofe that Loue is lesse in me than Friendship or at least the follies of the one shall giue place vnto the Wisedome of the other Tell mee then frankely that which you haue in your soule to the end that neither your friendship nor mine may complayne of our actions That which I say is not to discouer the secrets of your intentions since I lay open to you mine you are not to be afraid that I should know yours besides that the lawes of friendship commaund you not to hide them from me prouided that not curiosity but the desire of preseruing our goodwill makes me demaund it of you Lindamor spake to Polemas with the same freedome that a friend should poore and ignorant Louer that thought he could since it in loue On the contrary the dissembling Polemas answered him Lindamor this faire Nymph of whom you speake is worthy to be serued of all the world but as for my selfe I haue no pretention yet this I will tell you that as concerning loue I am of opinion that euery one for his part should do what he can Then Lindamor repented that he had vsed a language so full of courtesie and respect since he required it so ill Here solued to doe his best to aduance himselfe into the good graces of the Nymph and yet hee answered him Since you haue no such dessigne I am right glad as of the thing most welcome to mee for that to haue withdravvne my selfe it would haue beene a paine to me little lesse than death So farre off aâ— I added Poleman from hauing any pretention of loue that I neuer looked on her but with an eie of respect such as we are all bound to giue her For my part replyed Lindamor I honour Galathee as my Lady but I likevvise loue her as a faire Lady and me thinks my fortune mayayme as high as it is permitted mine eyes to looke and that I shall offend no diuinity by louing her With such like discourses they parted neyther of them well satisfied yet some what differing Polemas out of iclousie and Lindamor for hauing found the vnfaithfulnesse of his friend From that day they liued in a pleasant fashion for they were ordinarily together and yet they concealed their dessignes Yet not Lindamor in apparance but in effect hid himselfe in all hee propounded and purposed to do and knowing well that occasions passed may not be recalled he would not lose a moment of leisure which he employed not to make his affection apparent to the Nimph. In which hee neyther lost his time nor his payne for she liked so well of this good will which hee made shew of that if shee had not so much loue as he in her eyes she had it at the least in her heart And because it is an hard matter to hide a great fire so well but something will discouer it their affections which beganne to burne in good earnest were hardly to be concealed for all the wisedome they could vse This was the cause that Galathee resolued to speake with Lindamor as seldome as she could and to find some inuention for him to