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<H3>SCENE VI. The same. A banqueting-room in Timon's house.</h3>

<p><blockquote>
<i>Music. Tables set out: Servants attending.  Enter divers Lords, Senators and others, at several doors</i>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech1><b>First Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=1>The good time of day to you, sir.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech2><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=2>I also wish it to you. I think this honourable lord</A><br>
<A NAME=3>did but try us this other day.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech3><b>First Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=4>Upon that were my thoughts tiring, when we</A><br>
<A NAME=5>encountered: I hope it is not so low with him as</A><br>
<A NAME=6>he made it seem in the trial of his several friends.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech4><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=7>It should not be, by the persuasion of his new feasting.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech5><b>First Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=8>I should think so: he hath sent me an earnest</A><br>
<A NAME=9>inviting, which many my near occasions did urge me</A><br>
<A NAME=10>to put off; but he hath conjured me beyond them, and</A><br>
<A NAME=11>I must needs appear.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech6><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=12>In like manner was I in debt to my importunate</A><br>
<A NAME=13>business, but he would not hear my excuse. I am</A><br>
<A NAME=14>sorry, when he sent to borrow of me, that my</A><br>
<A NAME=15>provision was out.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech7><b>First Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=16>I am sick of that grief too, as I understand how all</A><br>
<A NAME=17>things go.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech8><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=18>Every man here's so. What would he have borrowed of</A><br>
<A NAME=19>you?</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech9><b>First Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=20>A thousand pieces.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech10><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=21>A thousand pieces!</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech11><b>First Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=22>What of you?</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech12><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=23>He sent to me, sir,--Here he comes.</A><br>
<p><i>Enter TIMON and Attendants</i></p>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech13><b>TIMON</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=24>With all my heart, gentlemen both; and how fare you?</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech14><b>First Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=25>Ever at the best, hearing well of your lordship.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech15><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=26>The swallow follows not summer more willing than we</A><br>
<A NAME=27>your lordship.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech16><b>TIMON</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=28>[Aside]  Nor more willingly leaves winter; such</A><br>
<A NAME=29>summer-birds are men. Gentlemen, our dinner will not</A><br>
<A NAME=30>recompense this long stay: feast your ears with the</A><br>
<A NAME=31>music awhile, if they will fare so harshly o' the</A><br>
<A NAME=32>trumpet's sound; we shall to 't presently.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech17><b>First Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=33>I hope it remains not unkindly with your lordship</A><br>
<A NAME=34>that I returned you an empty messenger.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech18><b>TIMON</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=35>O, sir, let it not trouble you.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech19><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=36>My noble lord,--</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech20><b>TIMON</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=37>Ah, my good friend, what cheer?</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech21><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=38>My most honourable lord, I am e'en sick of shame,</A><br>
<A NAME=39>that, when your lordship this other day sent to me,</A><br>
<A NAME=40>I was so unfortunate a beggar.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech22><b>TIMON</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=41>Think not on 't, sir.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech23><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=42>If you had sent but two hours before,--</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech24><b>TIMON</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=43>Let it not cumber your better remembrance.</A><br>
<p><i>The banquet brought in</i></p>
<A NAME=44>Come, bring in all together.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech25><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=45>All covered dishes!</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech26><b>First Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=46>Royal cheer, I warrant you.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech27><b>Third Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=47>Doubt not that, if money and the season can yield</A><br>
<A NAME=48>it.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech28><b>First Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=49>How do you? What's the news?</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech29><b>Third Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=50>Alcibiades is banished: hear you of it?</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech30><b>First Lord</b></a>

<A NAME=speech31><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=51>Alcibiades banished!</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech32><b>Third Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=52>'Tis so, be sure of it.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech33><b>First Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=53>How! how!</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech34><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=54>I pray you, upon what?</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech35><b>TIMON</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=55>My worthy friends, will you draw near?</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech36><b>Third Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=56>I'll tell you more anon. Here's a noble feast toward.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech37><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=57>This is the old man still.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech38><b>Third Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=58>Will 't hold? will 't hold?</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech39><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=59>It does: but time will--and so--</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech40><b>Third Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=60>I do conceive.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech41><b>TIMON</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=61>Each man to his stool, with that spur as he would to</A><br>
<A NAME=62>the lip of his mistress: your diet shall be in all</A><br>
<A NAME=63>places alike. Make not a city feast of it, to let</A><br>
<A NAME=64>the meat cool ere we can agree upon the first place:</A><br>
<A NAME=65>sit, sit. The gods require our thanks.</A><br>
<A NAME=66>You great benefactors, sprinkle our society with</A><br>
<A NAME=67>thankfulness. For your own gifts, make yourselves</A><br>
<A NAME=68>praised: but reserve still to give, lest your</A><br>
<A NAME=69>deities be despised. Lend to each man enough, that</A><br>
<A NAME=70>one need not lend to another; for, were your</A><br>
<A NAME=71>godheads to borrow of men, men would forsake the</A><br>
<A NAME=72>gods. Make the meat be beloved more than the man</A><br>
<A NAME=73>that gives it. Let no assembly of twenty be without</A><br>
<A NAME=74>a score of villains: if there sit twelve women at</A><br>
<A NAME=75>the table, let a dozen of them be--as they are. The</A><br>
<A NAME=76>rest of your fees, O gods--the senators of Athens,</A><br>
<A NAME=77>together with the common lag of people--what is</A><br>
<A NAME=78>amiss in them, you gods, make suitable for</A><br>
<A NAME=79>destruction. For these my present friends, as they</A><br>
<A NAME=80>are to me nothing, so in nothing bless them, and to</A><br>
<A NAME=81>nothing are they welcome.</A><br>
<A NAME=82>Uncover, dogs, and lap.</A><br>
<p><i>The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water</i></p>
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<A NAME=speech42><b>Some Speak</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=83>What does his lordship mean?</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech43><b>Some Others</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=84>I know not.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech44><b>TIMON</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=85>May you a better feast never behold,</A><br>
<A NAME=86>You knot of mouth-friends I smoke and lukewarm water</A><br>
<A NAME=87>Is your perfection. This is Timon's last;</A><br>
<A NAME=88>Who, stuck and spangled with your flatteries,</A><br>
<A NAME=89>Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces</A><br>
<A NAME=90>Your reeking villany.</A><br>
<p><i>Throwing the water in their faces</i></p>
<A NAME=91>Live loathed and long,</A><br>
<A NAME=92>Most smiling, smooth, detested parasites,</A><br>
<A NAME=93>Courteous destroyers, affable wolves, meek bears,</A><br>
<A NAME=94>You fools of fortune, trencher-friends, time's flies,</A><br>
<A NAME=95>Cap and knee slaves, vapours, and minute-jacks!</A><br>
<A NAME=96>Of man and beast the infinite malady</A><br>
<A NAME=97>Crust you quite o'er! What, dost thou go?</A><br>
<A NAME=98>Soft! take thy physic first--thou too--and thou;--</A><br>
<A NAME=99>Stay, I will lend thee money, borrow none.</A><br>
<p><i>Throws the dishes at them, and drives them out</i></p>
<A NAME=100>What, all in motion? Henceforth be no feast,</A><br>
<A NAME=101>Whereat a villain's not a welcome guest.</A><br>
<A NAME=102>Burn, house! sink, Athens! henceforth hated be</A><br>
<A NAME=103>Of Timon man and all humanity!</A><br>
<p><i>Exit</i></p>
<p><i>Re-enter the Lords, Senators,  & c</i></p>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech45><b>First Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=104>How now, my lords!</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech46><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=105>Know you the quality of Lord Timon's fury?</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech47><b>Third Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=106>Push! did you see my cap?</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech48><b>Fourth Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=107>I have lost my gown.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech49><b>First Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=108>He's but a mad lord, and nought but humour sways him.</A><br>
<A NAME=109>He gave me a jewel th' other day, and now he has</A><br>
<A NAME=110>beat it out of my hat: did you see my jewel?</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech50><b>Third Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=111>Did you see my cap?</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech51><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=112>Here 'tis.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech52><b>Fourth Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=113>Here lies my gown.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech53><b>First Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=114>Let's make no stay.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech54><b>Second Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=115>Lord Timon's mad.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech55><b>Third Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=116>I feel 't upon my bones.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech56><b>Fourth Lord</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=117>One day he gives us diamonds, next day stones.</A><br>
<p><i>Exeunt</i></p>
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