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| <H3>SCENE II. A room in LEONATO'S house</h3> | |
| <p><blockquote> | |
| <i>Enter DON PEDRO, CLAUDIO, BENEDICK, and LEONATO</i> | |
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| <A NAME=speech1><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=1>I do but stay till your marriage be consummate, and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=2>then go I toward Arragon.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech2><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=3>I'll bring you thither, my lord, if you'll</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=4>vouchsafe me.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech3><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=5>Nay, that would be as great a soil in the new gloss</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=6>of your marriage as to show a child his new coat</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=7>and forbid him to wear it. I will only be bold</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=8>with Benedick for his company; for, from the crown</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=9>of his head to the sole of his foot, he is all</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=10>mirth: he hath twice or thrice cut Cupid's</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=11>bow-string and the little hangman dare not shoot at</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=12>him; he hath a heart as sound as a bell and his</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=13>tongue is the clapper, for what his heart thinks his</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=14>tongue speaks.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech4><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=15>Gallants, I am not as I have been.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech5><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=16>So say I methinks you are sadder.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech6><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=17>I hope he be in love.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech7><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=18>Hang him, truant! there's no true drop of blood in</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=19>him, to be truly touched with love: if he be sad,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=20>he wants money.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech8><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=21>I have the toothache.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech9><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=22>Draw it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech10><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=23>Hang it!</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech11><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=24>You must hang it first, and draw it afterwards.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech12><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=25>What! sigh for the toothache?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech13><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=26>Where is but a humour or a worm.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech14><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=27>Well, every one can master a grief but he that has</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=28>it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech15><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=29>Yet say I, he is in love.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech16><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=30>There is no appearance of fancy in him, unless it be</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=31>a fancy that he hath to strange disguises; as, to be</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=32>a Dutchman today, a Frenchman to-morrow, or in the</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=33>shape of two countries at once, as, a German from</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=34>the waist downward, all slops, and a Spaniard from</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=35>the hip upward, no doublet. Unless he have a fancy</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=36>to this foolery, as it appears he hath, he is no</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=37>fool for fancy, as you would have it appear he is.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech17><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=38>If he be not in love with some woman, there is no</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=39>believing old signs: a' brushes his hat o'</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=40>mornings; what should that bode?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech18><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=41>Hath any man seen him at the barber's?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech19><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=42>No, but the barber's man hath been seen with him,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=43>and the old ornament of his cheek hath already</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=44>stuffed tennis-balls.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech20><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=45>Indeed, he looks younger than he did, by the loss of a beard.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech21><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=46>Nay, a' rubs himself with civet: can you smell him</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=47>out by that?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech22><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=48>That's as much as to say, the sweet youth's in love.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech23><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=49>The greatest note of it is his melancholy.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech24><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=50>And when was he wont to wash his face?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech25><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=51>Yea, or to paint himself? for the which, I hear</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=52>what they say of him.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech26><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=53>Nay, but his jesting spirit; which is now crept into</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=54>a lute-string and now governed by stops.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech27><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=55>Indeed, that tells a heavy tale for him: conclude,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=56>conclude he is in love.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech28><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=57>Nay, but I know who loves him.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech29><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=58>That would I know too: I warrant, one that knows him not.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech30><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=59>Yes, and his ill conditions; and, in despite of</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=60>all, dies for him.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech31><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=61>She shall be buried with her face upwards.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech32><b>BENEDICK</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=62>Yet is this no charm for the toothache. Old</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=63>signior, walk aside with me: I have studied eight</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=64>or nine wise words to speak to you, which these</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=65>hobby-horses must not hear.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt BENEDICK and LEONATO</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech33><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=66>For my life, to break with him about Beatrice.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech34><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=67>'Tis even so. Hero and Margaret have by this</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=68>played their parts with Beatrice; and then the two</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=69>bears will not bite one another when they meet.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter DON JOHN</i></p> | |
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| <A NAME=speech35><b>DON JOHN</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=70>My lord and brother, God save you!</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech36><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=71>Good den, brother.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech37><b>DON JOHN</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=72>If your leisure served, I would speak with you.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech38><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=73>In private?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech39><b>DON JOHN</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=74>If it please you: yet Count Claudio may hear; for</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=75>what I would speak of concerns him.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech40><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=76>What's the matter?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech41><b>DON JOHN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=77>[To CLAUDIO] Means your lordship to be married</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=78>to-morrow?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech42><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=79>You know he does.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech43><b>DON JOHN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=80>I know not that, when he knows what I know.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech44><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=81>If there be any impediment, I pray you discover it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech45><b>DON JOHN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=82>You may think I love you not: let that appear</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=83>hereafter, and aim better at me by that I now will</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=84>manifest. For my brother, I think he holds you</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=85>well, and in dearness of heart hath holp to effect</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=86>your ensuing marriage;--surely suit ill spent and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=87>labour ill bestowed.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech46><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=88>Why, what's the matter?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech47><b>DON JOHN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=89>I came hither to tell you; and, circumstances</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=90>shortened, for she has been too long a talking of,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=91>the lady is disloyal.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech48><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=92>Who, Hero?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech49><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=93>Even she; Leonato's Hero, your Hero, every man's Hero:</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech50><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=94>Disloyal?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech51><b>DON JOHN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=95>The word is too good to paint out her wickedness; I</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=96>could say she were worse: think you of a worse</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=97>title, and I will fit her to it. Wonder not till</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=98>further warrant: go but with me to-night, you shall</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=99>see her chamber-window entered, even the night</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=100>before her wedding-day: if you love her then,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=101>to-morrow wed her; but it would better fit your honour</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=102>to change your mind.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech52><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=103>May this be so?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech53><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=104>I will not think it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech54><b>DON JOHN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=105>If you dare not trust that you see, confess not</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=106>that you know: if you will follow me, I will show</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=107>you enough; and when you have seen more and heard</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=108>more, proceed accordingly.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech55><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=109>If I see any thing to-night why I should not marry</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=110>her to-morrow in the congregation, where I should</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=111>wed, there will I shame her.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech56><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=112>And, as I wooed for thee to obtain her, I will join</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=113>with thee to disgrace her.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech57><b>DON JOHN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=114>I will disparage her no farther till you are my</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=115>witnesses: bear it coldly but till midnight, and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=116>let the issue show itself.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech58><b>DON PEDRO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=117>O day untowardly turned!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech59><b>CLAUDIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=118>O mischief strangely thwarting!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech60><b>DON JOHN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=119>O plague right well prevented! so will you say when</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=120>you have seen the sequel.</A><br> | |
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