Something too liberal;-pray thee, take pain Thy skipping spirit; lest, through thy wild behaviour, I be misconstru'd in the place I go to, And lose my hopes. Gra. Signior Bassanio, hear me: If I do not put on a sober habit, 240 Talk with respect, and swear but now and then, Wear prayer-books in my pocket, look demurely; Nay more, while grace is saying, hood mine eyes Thus with my hat, and sigh, and say, amen; Use all the observance of civility, Like one well studied in a sad ostent 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. Bass. No, that were pity; I would entreat you rather to put on Your boldest suit of mirth, for we have friends I have some business. Gra. And I must to Lorenzo, and the rest; But we will visit you at supper-time. 251 [Exeunt. SCENE III. SHYLOCK'S House. Enter JESSICA and LAUNCELOT. Jes. I am sorry, thou wilt leave my father so; And so farewel; I would not have my father 260 Laun. Adieu!-tears exhibit my tongue.Most beautiful Pagan, most sweet Jew! if a Christian did not play the knave, and get thee, I am much deceiv'd; but, adieu! these foolish drops do somewhat drown my manly spirit; adieu! [Exit. 272. Jes. Farewel, good Launcelot.- [Exit. SCENE t SCENE IV. The Street. Enter GRATIANO, LORENZO, SALARINO, and SALANΝΙΟ. 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. 281 Sal. We have not spoke us yet of torch-bearers, Sala. 'Tis vile, unless it may be quaintly ordered; And better, in my mind, not undertook. Lor. 'Tis now but four a-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. 291 Lor. I know the hand: in faith, 'tis a fair hand; And whiter than the paper it writ on, Gra. Love-news, in faith. Laun. By your leave, sir. 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.- 301 Will you prepare you for this masque to-night? [Exit LAUN. Sal. Ay, marry, I'll be gone about it straight. Lor. Meet me, and Gratiano, At Gratiano's lodging some hour hence. Sal. 'Tis good we do so. [Exeunt SALAR. and SALAN, Gra, Was not that letter from fair Jessica? 310 Lor. I must needs tell thee all she hath di rected, How I must take her from her father's house; That she is issue to a faithless Jew, Come, go with me; peruse this, as thou goest: 320 Fair Jessica shall be my torch-bearer. [Exeunt, SCENE V. SHYLOCK'S House. Enter SHYLOCK, and LAUN CELOT. Shy. Well, thou shalt see, thy eyes shall be thy judge, The difference of old Shylock and Bassanio : What, What, Jessica!-thou shalt not gormandize, And sleep and snore, and rend apparel out; Why, Jessica, I say! Laun. Why, Jessica! Shy. Who bids thee call? I do not bid thee call, Laun. Your worship was wont to tell me, that I could do nothing without bidding. Enter JESSICA. Jes. Call you? What is your will? Shy. I am bid forth to supper, Jessica; 331 340 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 masque; 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! are there masques? Hear you me, Jessica: 350 Lock |