What need these feasts, pomps, and vain glories?
Tim. Nay,

An you begin tó rail on society once,
I am sworn, not to give regard to you.
Farewell; and come with better musick.

Apen. So;

[Exit.

Thou'lt not hear ine now, thou shalt not then,

I'll lock

Thy heaven from thee, O, that men's ears

should be

To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!

[Exit.

A C T II. SCENE I.

The same. A Room in a Senator's House.

Enter a Senator, with papers in his hand,

Sen. And late, five thousand to Varro; and to
Isidore

He owes nine thousand; besides my former sum,
Which makes it five and twenty.
Still in mo¬

tion

Of raging waste? It cannot hold; it will not.
If I want gold, steal but a beggar's dog,
And give it Timon, why, the dog coins gold:
If I would sell my horse, and buy twenty more
Better than he, why, give my horse to Timon,
Ask nothing, give it him, it foals me, straight,
And able horses: No porter at his gate;
But rather one that smiles, and still invites
All that pass by. It cannot hold; no reason
Can found his state in safety. Caphis, ho!
Caphis, I say!

Enter CAPHIS.

Caph. Here, Sir; What is your pleasure?
Sen. Get on your cloak, and haste you to lord
Tinon;

Impórtune him for my monies; be not ceas'd
With slight denial; nor them silenc'd, when
Commend me to your master

Plays in the right hand, thus:

sirral,

and the cap

but tell him,

My uses cry to me, I must serve my turn
Out of mine own; his days and times are past,
And my reliances on his fracted dates

Have smit my credit: I love, and honour him?
But must not break my back, to heal his finger:
Immediate are my needs; and my relief
Must not be toss'd and turn'd to me in words,
But find supply immediate. Get you gone;
Put on a most importunate aspect,
A visage of demand; for, I do fear,
When every feather sticks in his own wing,
Lord Timon will be left a naked gull,
Which flashes now a phoenix.
Caph. I go, Sir, qoy the
Sen. I go, Sir?

Get you gone.

take the bonds along with

you,

compt,

[Exeunt.

Enter FLAVIUS, with many bills in his hand.

Flav. No care,' no stop! so senseless of ex

That he will neither know how to maintain it,
Nor cease his flow of riot: Takes no account
How things go from him; nor resumes no care t
Of what is to continue; Never mind

Was to be so unwise, to be so kind,

What shall be done? He will not hear, till feel: I must be round with him, now he comes from hunting.

Fye, fye, fye, fye!

Enter CAPHIS, and the Servants of Isidore and Varro.

Caph, Good even, Varro: What,

You come for money

?

Var. Serv. Is't not your business too?
Caph. It is; And yours too, Isidore?
Isid. Serv. It is so.

Caph. 'Would we were all discharg’d !
Serv. I fear it.

Here comes the lord.

Enter TIMON, ALCIBIADES, and Lords, &c.

Tim. So soon as dinner's done, we'll forth

My Alcibiades.

again,

With me? What's your will? Caph. My Lord, here is a note of certain ducs.

Tim. Dues? Whence are you?

Caph. Of Athens here, my Lord.
Tim. Go to my steward.

Caph. Please it your Lordship, he hath put me

off

To the succession of new days this mouth:
My master is awak'd by great occasion,
To call upon his own: and humbly prays you,
That with your other noble parts you'll suit,
In giving him his right,

Tim. Mine honest friend,

I pr'ythee, but repair to me next morning,
Caph. Nay, good my Lord,

"

Tim. Contain thyself, good friend.

Var. Serv. One Varro's servaut, my good Lord,

Isid. Serv. From Isidore;

He humbly prays your speedy payment,

Caph. If you did know, my Lord, my master'

wants,

Var. Serv. 'Twas due on forfeiture, my Lord, six weeks,

And past,

Isid. Serv. Your steward puts me off,

Lord

And I am sent expressly to your Lordship.
Tim. Give me breath:

I do beseech you, good my Lords, keep on;

my

[Exeunt ALCIBIADES and Lords. Come hither, pray

I'll wait on you instantly.

you.

[To FLAVIUS. How goes the world, that I am thus encounter'd With clamourous demands of date-broke bouds, And the detention of long-since-due debts, Against my honour?

Flav. Please you, Gentlemen,

The time is unagreeable to this business:
Your importunacy cease, till after dinner;
That I may make his Lordship understand
Wherefore you are not paid.

Tim. Do so, my friends:
See them well entertain'd.
Flav. I pray, draw near.

[Exit TIMON. [Exit FLAVIUS.

Enter APEMANTUS and a Fool.

Caph. Stay, stay, here comes the fool with
Apemantus; let's have some sport, with 'em.
Var. Serv. Hang him, he'll abuse us.
Isid. Serv. A plague upon him, dog!
Serv. How dost, fool?

Var.
Apem. Dost dialogue with thy shadow?
Var. Serv. I speak not to thee.
Apem. No, 'tis to thyself.

-

Come away

[To the Fool. Isid. Serv. [To Var. Serv.] There's the fool hangs on your back already.

Apem. No, thou stand st single, thou art not on him yet.

Caph. Where's the fool now?

Apem. He last asked the question. Poor rogues, and usurers' men! bawds between gold and want!

All. What are we, Apemantus?
Apem. Asses.

All. Serv. Why?

Apem. That you ask me, what you are, and

do not know yourselves.

Speak to 'em, fool.

Fool. How do you, Gentlemen?

All. Serv. Gramercies, good fool: How does your mistress?

Fool. She's e'en setting on water to seald such