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| <H3>SCENE V. Another room in LEONATO'S house.</h3> | |
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| <i>Enter LEONATO, with DOGBERRY and VERGES</i> | |
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| <A NAME=speech1><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=1>What would you with me, honest neighbour?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech2><b>DOGBERRY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=2>Marry, sir, I would have some confidence with you</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=3>that decerns you nearly.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech3><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=4>Brief, I pray you; for you see it is a busy time with me.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech4><b>DOGBERRY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=5>Marry, this it is, sir.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech5><b>VERGES</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=6>Yes, in truth it is, sir.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech6><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=7>What is it, my good friends?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech7><b>DOGBERRY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=8>Goodman Verges, sir, speaks a little off the</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=9>matter: an old man, sir, and his wits are not so</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=10>blunt as, God help, I would desire they were; but,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=11>in faith, honest as the skin between his brows.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech8><b>VERGES</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=12>Yes, I thank God I am as honest as any man living</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=13>that is an old man and no honester than I.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech9><b>DOGBERRY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=14>Comparisons are odorous: palabras, neighbour Verges.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech10><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=15>Neighbours, you are tedious.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech11><b>DOGBERRY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=16>It pleases your worship to say so, but we are the</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=17>poor duke's officers; but truly, for mine own part,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=18>if I were as tedious as a king, I could find it in</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=19>my heart to bestow it all of your worship.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech12><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=20>All thy tediousness on me, ah?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech13><b>DOGBERRY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=21>Yea, an 'twere a thousand pound more than 'tis; for</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=22>I hear as good exclamation on your worship as of any</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=23>man in the city; and though I be but a poor man, I</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=24>am glad to hear it.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech14><b>VERGES</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=25>And so am I.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech15><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=26>I would fain know what you have to say.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech16><b>VERGES</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=27>Marry, sir, our watch to-night, excepting your</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=28>worship's presence, ha' ta'en a couple of as arrant</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=29>knaves as any in Messina.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech17><b>DOGBERRY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=30>A good old man, sir; he will be talking: as they</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=31>say, when the age is in, the wit is out: God help</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=32>us! it is a world to see. Well said, i' faith,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=33>neighbour Verges: well, God's a good man; an two men</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=34>ride of a horse, one must ride behind. An honest</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=35>soul, i' faith, sir; by my troth he is, as ever</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=36>broke bread; but God is to be worshipped; all men</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=37>are not alike; alas, good neighbour!</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech18><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=38>Indeed, neighbour, he comes too short of you.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech19><b>DOGBERRY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=39>Gifts that God gives.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech20><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=40>I must leave you.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech21><b>DOGBERRY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=41>One word, sir: our watch, sir, have indeed</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=42>comprehended two aspicious persons, and we would</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=43>have them this morning examined before your worship.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech22><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=44>Take their examination yourself and bring it me: I</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=45>am now in great haste, as it may appear unto you.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech23><b>DOGBERRY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=46>It shall be suffigance.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech24><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=47>Drink some wine ere you go: fare you well.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter a Messenger</i></p> | |
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| <A NAME=speech25><b>Messenger</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=48>My lord, they stay for you to give your daughter to</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=49>her husband.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech26><b>LEONATO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=50>I'll wait upon them: I am ready.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt LEONATO and Messenger</i></p> | |
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| <A NAME=speech27><b>DOGBERRY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=51>Go, good partner, go, get you to Francis Seacole;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=52>bid him bring his pen and inkhorn to the gaol: we</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=53>are now to examination these men.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech28><b>VERGES</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=54>And we must do it wisely.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech29><b>DOGBERRY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=55>We will spare for no wit, I warrant you; here's</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=56>that shall drive some of them to a non-come: only</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=57>get the learned writer to set down our</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=58>excommunication and meet me at the gaol.</A><br> | |
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