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| <H3>SCENE IV. Before the castle.</h3> | |
| <p><blockquote> | |
| <i>Enter DESDEMONA, EMILIA, and Clown</i> | |
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| <A NAME=speech1><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=1>Do you know, sirrah, where Lieutenant Cassio lies?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech2><b>Clown</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=2>I dare not say he lies any where.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech3><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=3>Why, man?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech4><b>Clown</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=4>He's a soldier, and for one to say a soldier lies,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=5>is stabbing.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech5><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=6>Go to: where lodges he?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech6><b>Clown</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=7>To tell you where he lodges, is to tell you where I lie.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech7><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=8>Can any thing be made of this?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech8><b>Clown</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=9>I know not where he lodges, and for me to devise a</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=10>lodging and say he lies here or he lies there, were</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=11>to lie in mine own throat.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech9><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=12>Can you inquire him out, and be edified by report?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech10><b>Clown</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=13>I will catechise the world for him; that is, make</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=14>questions, and by them answer.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech11><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=15>Seek him, bid him come hither: tell him I have</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=16>moved my lord on his behalf, and hope all will be well.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech12><b>Clown</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=17>To do this is within the compass of man's wit: and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=18>therefore I will attempt the doing it.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exit</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech13><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=19>Where should I lose that handkerchief, Emilia?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech14><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=20>I know not, madam.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech15><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=21>Believe me, I had rather have lost my purse</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=22>Full of crusadoes: and, but my noble Moor</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=23>Is true of mind and made of no such baseness</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=24>As jealous creatures are, it were enough</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=25>To put him to ill thinking.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech16><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=26>Is he not jealous?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech17><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=27>Who, he? I think the sun where he was born</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=28>Drew all such humours from him.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech18><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=29>Look, where he comes.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech19><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=30>I will not leave him now till Cassio</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=31>Be call'd to him.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter OTHELLO</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=32>How is't with you, my lord</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech20><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=33>Well, my good lady.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Aside</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=34>O, hardness to dissemble!--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=35>How do you, Desdemona?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech21><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=36>Well, my good lord.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech22><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=37>Give me your hand: this hand is moist, my lady.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech23><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=38>It yet hath felt no age nor known no sorrow.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech24><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=39>This argues fruitfulness and liberal heart:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=40>Hot, hot, and moist: this hand of yours requires</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=41>A sequester from liberty, fasting and prayer,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=42>Much castigation, exercise devout;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=43>For here's a young and sweating devil here,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=44>That commonly rebels. 'Tis a good hand,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=45>A frank one.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech25><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=46> You may, indeed, say so;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=47>For 'twas that hand that gave away my heart.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech26><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=48>A liberal hand: the hearts of old gave hands;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=49>But our new heraldry is hands, not hearts.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech27><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=50>I cannot speak of this. Come now, your promise.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech28><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=51>What promise, chuck?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech29><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=52>I have sent to bid Cassio come speak with you.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech30><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=53>I have a salt and sorry rheum offends me;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=54>Lend me thy handkerchief.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech31><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=55>Here, my lord.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech32><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=56>That which I gave you.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech33><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=57>I have it not about me.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech34><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=58>Not?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech35><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=59> No, indeed, my lord.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech36><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=60>That is a fault.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=61>That handkerchief</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=62>Did an Egyptian to my mother give;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=63>She was a charmer, and could almost read</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=64>The thoughts of people: she told her, while</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=65>she kept it,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=66>'Twould make her amiable and subdue my father</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=67>Entirely to her love, but if she lost it</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=68>Or made gift of it, my father's eye</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=69>Should hold her loathed and his spirits should hunt</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=70>After new fancies: she, dying, gave it me;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=71>And bid me, when my fate would have me wive,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=72>To give it her. I did so: and take heed on't;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=73>Make it a darling like your precious eye;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=74>To lose't or give't away were such perdition</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=75>As nothing else could match.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech37><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=76>Is't possible?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech38><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=77>'Tis true: there's magic in the web of it:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=78>A sibyl, that had number'd in the world</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=79>The sun to course two hundred compasses,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=80>In her prophetic fury sew'd the work;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=81>The worms were hallow'd that did breed the silk;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=82>And it was dyed in mummy which the skilful</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=83>Conserved of maidens' hearts.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech39><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=84>Indeed! is't true?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech40><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=85>Most veritable; therefore look to't well.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech41><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=86>Then would to God that I had never seen't!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech42><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=87>Ha! wherefore?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech43><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=88>Why do you speak so startingly and rash?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech44><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=89>Is't lost? is't gone? speak, is it out</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=90>o' the way?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech45><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=91>Heaven bless us!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech46><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=92>Say you?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech47><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=93>It is not lost; but what an if it were?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech48><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=94>How!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech49><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=95>I say, it is not lost.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech50><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=96>Fetch't, let me see't.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech51><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=97>Why, so I can, sir, but I will not now.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=98>This is a trick to put me from my suit:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=99>Pray you, let Cassio be received again.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech52><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=100>Fetch me the handkerchief: my mind misgives.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech53><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=101>Come, come;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=102>You'll never meet a more sufficient man.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech54><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=103>The handkerchief!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech55><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=104> I pray, talk me of Cassio.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech56><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=105>The handkerchief!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech57><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=106> A man that all his time</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=107>Hath founded his good fortunes on your love,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=108>Shared dangers with you,--</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech58><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=109>The handkerchief!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech59><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=110>In sooth, you are to blame.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech60><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=111>Away!</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exit</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech61><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=112>Is not this man jealous?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech62><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=113>I ne'er saw this before.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=114>Sure, there's some wonder in this handkerchief:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=115>I am most unhappy in the loss of it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech63><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=116>'Tis not a year or two shows us a man:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=117>They are all but stomachs, and we all but food;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=118>To eat us hungerly, and when they are full,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=119>They belch us. Look you, Cassio and my husband!</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter CASSIO and IAGO</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech64><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=120>There is no other way; 'tis she must do't:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=121>And, lo, the happiness! go, and importune her.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech65><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=122>How now, good Cassio! what's the news with you?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech66><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=123>Madam, my former suit: I do beseech you</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=124>That by your virtuous means I may again</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=125>Exist, and be a member of his love</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=126>Whom I with all the office of my heart</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=127>Entirely honour: I would not be delay'd.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=128>If my offence be of such mortal kind</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=129>That nor my service past, nor present sorrows,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=130>Nor purposed merit in futurity,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=131>Can ransom me into his love again,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=132>But to know so must be my benefit;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=133>So shall I clothe me in a forced content,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=134>And shut myself up in some other course,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=135>To fortune's alms.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech67><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=136> Alas, thrice-gentle Cassio!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=137>My advocation is not now in tune;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=138>My lord is not my lord; nor should I know him,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=139>Were he in favour as in humour alter'd.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=140>So help me every spirit sanctified,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=141>As I have spoken for you all my best</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=142>And stood within the blank of his displeasure</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=143>For my free speech! you must awhile be patient:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=144>What I can do I will; and more I will</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=145>Than for myself I dare: let that suffice you.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech68><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=146>Is my lord angry?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech69><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=147> He went hence but now,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=148>And certainly in strange unquietness.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech70><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=149>Can he be angry? I have seen the cannon,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=150>When it hath blown his ranks into the air,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=151>And, like the devil, from his very arm</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=152>Puff'd his own brother:--and can he be angry?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=153>Something of moment then: I will go meet him:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=154>There's matter in't indeed, if he be angry.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech71><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=155>I prithee, do so.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exit IAGO</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=156>Something, sure, of state,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=157>Either from Venice, or some unhatch'd practise</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=158>Made demonstrable here in Cyprus to him,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=159>Hath puddled his clear spirit: and in such cases</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=160>Men's natures wrangle with inferior things,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=161>Though great ones are their object. 'Tis even so;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=162>For let our finger ache, and it indues</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=163>Our other healthful members even to that sense</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=164>Of pain: nay, we must think men are not gods,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=165>Nor of them look for such observances</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=166>As fit the bridal. Beshrew me much, Emilia,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=167>I was, unhandsome warrior as I am,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=168>Arraigning his unkindness with my soul;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=169>But now I find I had suborn'd the witness,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=170>And he's indicted falsely.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech72><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=171>Pray heaven it be state-matters, as you think,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=172>And no conception nor no jealous toy</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=173>Concerning you.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech73><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=174>Alas the day! I never gave him cause.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech74><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=175>But jealous souls will not be answer'd so;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=176>They are not ever jealous for the cause,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=177>But jealous for they are jealous: 'tis a monster</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=178>Begot upon itself, born on itself.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech75><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=179>Heaven keep that monster from Othello's mind!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech76><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=180>Lady, amen.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech77><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=181>I will go seek him. Cassio, walk hereabout:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=182>If I do find him fit, I'll move your suit</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=183>And seek to effect it to my uttermost.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech78><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=184>I humbly thank your ladyship.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt DESDEMONA and EMILIA</i></p> | |
| <p><i>Enter BIANCA</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech79><b>BIANCA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=185>Save you, friend Cassio!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech80><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=186>What make you from home?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=187>How is it with you, my most fair Bianca?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=188>I' faith, sweet love, I was coming to your house.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech81><b>BIANCA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=189>And I was going to your lodging, Cassio.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=190>What, keep a week away? seven days and nights?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=191>Eight score eight hours? and lovers' absent hours,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=192>More tedious than the dial eight score times?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=193>O weary reckoning!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech82><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=194> Pardon me, Bianca:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=195>I have this while with leaden thoughts been press'd:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=196>But I shall, in a more continuate time,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=197>Strike off this score of absence. Sweet Bianca,</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Giving her DESDEMONA's handkerchief</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=198>Take me this work out.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech83><b>BIANCA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=199>O Cassio, whence came this?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=200>This is some token from a newer friend:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=201>To the felt absence now I feel a cause:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=202>Is't come to this? Well, well.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech84><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=203>Go to, woman!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=204>Throw your vile guesses in the devil's teeth,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=205>From whence you have them. You are jealous now</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=206>That this is from some mistress, some remembrance:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=207>No, in good troth, Bianca.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech85><b>BIANCA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=208>Why, whose is it?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech86><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=209>I know not, sweet: I found it in my chamber.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=210>I like the work well: ere it be demanded--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=211>As like enough it will--I'ld have it copied:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=212>Take it, and do't; and leave me for this time.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech87><b>BIANCA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=213>Leave you! wherefore?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech88><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=214>I do attend here on the general;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=215>And think it no addition, nor my wish,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=216>To have him see me woman'd.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech89><b>BIANCA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=217>Why, I pray you?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech90><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=218>Not that I love you not.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech91><b>BIANCA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=219>But that you do not love me.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=220>I pray you, bring me on the way a little,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=221>And say if I shall see you soon at night.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech92><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=222>'Tis but a little way that I can bring you;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=223>For I attend here: but I'll see you soon.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech93><b>BIANCA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=224>'Tis very good; I must be circumstanced.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt</i></p> | |
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