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MEASURE FOR MEASURE.

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“ Ang. This will last out a night in Russia, • When nights are longest there : I'll take my leave, “ And leave you to the hearing of the cause; 141 « Hoping, you'll find good cause to whip them all. • Escal. I think no less: Good imorrow to your lordship.

[Exit ANGELO « Now, sir, come on : What was done to Elbow's " wife, once more ?

“ Clown. Once, sir ? there was nothing done to her

« once.

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“ Froth. No, indeed.
“Clown. Very well : you being then, if you be re-
member'd, cracking the stones of the foresaid prunes.
“ Froth. Ay, so I did, indeed.
“ Clown. Why, very well : I telling you then, if
you be remember'd, that such a one, and such a one,
were past cure of the thing you wot of, unless they
kept very good diet, as I told you.”
" Froth. All this is true,
“ Clown. Why, very well then.
“ Escal. Come, you are a tedious fool: to the pur.
pose.-What was done to Elbow's wife, that he
hath cause to complain of? come me to what was
done to her.
* Clown. Sir, your honour cannot come to that yet

.
• Escal. No, sir, nor I mean it not.
- Clown, Sir, but you shall come to it, by your
onour's leave: And, I beseech you, look into
naster Froth here, sir; a man of fourscore pound
year; whose father dy'd at Hallowmas :-Was't
ot at Hallowmas, master Froth ?
Froth. All-hollond eve.
Clown. Why, very well : I hope here be truths :
-, sir, sitting, as I say, in a lower chair, sir ;-
as in the Bunch of grapes, where, indeed, you
e a delight to sit, have you not ?
Froth. I have so; because it is an open room, and

“ Elb. I beseech you, sir, ask him what this man « did to my wife.

“ Clown. I beseech your honour, ask me. 150 ... Escal. Well, sir; what did this gentleman to her?

“ Clown. I beseech you, sir, look in this gentle5 mạn's face :-Good master Froth, look upon his 6 honour; 'tis for a good purpose : Doth your ho

nour mark his face?
“ Escal. Ay, sir, very well.
• Clown. Nay, I beseech you mark it well.
« Escal. Well, I do so.
“ Clown. Doth your honour see any harm in his face?
“ Escal. Why, no.

160 “ Clown. I'll be suppos’d upon a book, his face is $the worst thing about him: Good then; if his face “ be the worst thing about hiin, how could master “ Froth do the constable’s wife any haim? I would s know that of your honour,

“ Escal. He's in the right: constable, what say you 66 to it?

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* Elb.

d for winter.
own. Why, very well then ;---I hope here be

lis.

** Elb. First, an it like you, the house is a respect" ed house ; next, this is a respected fellow; and his « mistress is a respected woman.

170 “ Clown. By this hand, sir, his wife is a more res“ pected person than any of us all.

" Elb. Varlet, thou liest; thou liest, wicked varlet: " the time is yet to come, that she was ever respected 66 with man, woman, or child.

“ Clown. Sir, she was respected with him before he marry'd with her.

“ Escal. Which is the wiser here? Justice or Ini« quity ?-Is this true ?

179 “ Elb. O thou caitiff! O thou varlet! O thou wicked “ Hannibal! I respected with her, before I was mar"ry'd to her? If ever I was respected with her, or ** she with me, let not your worship think me the poor " duke's officer :-Prove this, thou wicked Hannibal, “ or I'll have mine action of battery on thee.

" Escal. If he took you a box o'the ear, you might s have your action of slander too.

• Elb. Marry, I thank your good worship for it : " What is't your worship’s pleasure I shall do with ** this wicked caitiff?

190 “ Escal. Truly, officer, because he hath some offen* ces in him, that thou wouldst discover if thou o couldst, let him continue in his courses, till thou "s know'st what they are.

“ Elb. Marry, I thank your worship for it :- Thou
seest, thou wicked varlet now, what's come upon

os thee;

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que Pompey the great. Pompey, you are partly a bawd,
“ Pompey, howsoever you colour it in being tapster;
“ Are you not come, tell me true; it shall be the
« better for you.
« Clown. Truly, sir, I am a poor fellow that would live.
«« Escal. How would you live, Pompey? by being

båwd? What do you think of the trade, Pompey? " is it a lawful trade?

232 “ Clown. If the law will allow it, sir.

• Escal. But the law will not allow it, Pompey; " nor it shall not be allowed in Vienna.

« Clown. Does your worship mean to geld and spay * all the youth in the city? “ Escal. No, Pompey?

238 “ Clown. Truly, sir, in my poor opinion, they will * to't then : If your worship will take order for the " drabs and the knaves, you need not to fearthe bawds.

" Escal. There are pretty orders beginning, I can “ tell you : it is but heading and hanging.

“ Clown. If you head and hang all that offend that

way but for ten year together, you'll be glad to give " out a commission for more heads. If this law hold « in Vienna ten years, I'll rent the fairest house in it, « after three pence a bay: If you live to see this come “ to pass, say, Pompey told you so.

249 “ Escal. Thank you, good Pompey: and in re« quital of your prophecy, hark you, I advise you, " let me not find you before me again upon any com

plaint whatsoever, no, not for dwelling where you “ do; if I do, Pompey, I shall beat you to your tent,

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