Something too liberal. Pray thee, take pain To allay with some cold drops of modesty Thy skipping spirit; lest, through thy wild behavior, I be misconstrued in the place I go to, And lose my hopes. Gra. Signior Bassanio, hear me : Talk with respect, and swear but now and then; Like one well studied in a sad ostent 2 To please his grandam, never trust me more. Gra. Nay, but I bar to-night: you shall not gage me By what we do to-night. Bas. No, that were pity: I would entreat you rather to put on Your boldest suit of mirth, for we have friends 'I'nat purpose merriment. But fare you well; I have some business. Gra. And I must to Lorenzo, and the rest; But we will visit you at supper-time. 1 Licentious. [Exeunt. 2 Grave appearance. SCENE III. The same. A room in Shylock's house. Enter JESSICA and LAUNCELOT. Jes. I am sorry, thou wilt leave my father so: And so farewell: I would not have my father Laun. Adieu-tears exhibit my tongue.Most beautiful pagan !—most sweet Jew! If a Christian do not play the knave, and get thee, I am much deceived. But, adieu! these foolish drops do somewhat drown my manly spirit: adieu! Jes. Farewell, good Launcelot.- [Exit. Exit. SCENE IV. The same. A street. Enter GRATIANO, LORENZO, SALARINO, and SALANIO. Lor. Nay, we will slink away in supper-time; Disguise us at my lodging, and return All in an hour. Gra. We have not made good preparation. Salar. We have not spoke us yet of torchbearers. Salan. 'Tis vile, unless it may be quaintly order'd ; And better, in my mind, not undertook. Lor. 'Tis now but four o'clock; we have two hours To furnish us.— Enter LAUNCELOT, with a letter. Friend Launcelot, what's the news? Laun. An it shall please you to break up this, it shall seem to signify. Lor. I know the hand: in faith, 'tis a fair hand⚫ And whiter than the paper it writ on, Is the fair hand that writ. Gra. Love-news, in faith. Laun. By your leave, sir. Lor. Whither goest thou? Laun. Marry, sir, to bid my old master the Jew to sup to-night with my new master the Christian. Lor. Hold here, take this :-tell gentle Jessica, I will not fail her ;-speak it privately; go.- Salar. Ay, marry, I'll be gone about it straight Lor. Meet me and Gratiano, At Gratiano's lodging some hour hence. [Exeunt Salar. and Salan. Gra. Was not that letter from fair Jessica ? Lor. I must needs tell thee all. She hath di rected, How I shall take her from her father's house; That she is issue to a faithless Jew. Come, go with me; peruse this, as thou goest: Fair Jessica shall be my torch-bearer. [Exeunt. SCENE V. The same. Before Shylock's house. Enter SHYLOCK and LAUNcelot. Shy. Well, thou shalt see; thy eyes shall be thy judge, The difference of old Shylock and Bassanio: What, Jessica!-thou shalt not gormandise, As thou hast done with me.- Shy. Who bids thee call? I do not bid thee call. Laun. Your worship was wont to tell me, I could do nothing without bidding. Enter JESSICA. Jes. Call you? What is your will? There are my keys.—But wherefore should I go? Laun. I beseech you, sir, go; my young master doth expect your reproach. Shy. So do I his. Laun. And they have conspired together :--I will not say, you shall see a mask; but if you do, then it was not for nothing that my nose fell a bleeding on Black Monday last, at six o'clock i' the morning, falling out that year on Ash Wednesday was four year in the afternoon. Shy. What Jessica : are there masks? Hear you me, |