A Street. | |
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Enter SEBASTIAN and ANTONIO. | |
| Seb. I would not by my will have troubled you; | |
| But since you make your pleasure of your pains, | 4 |
| I will no further chide you. | |
| Ant. I could not stay behind you: my desire, | |
| More sharp than filed steel, did spur me forth; | |
| And not all love to see you,—though so much | 8 |
| As might have drawn one to a longer voyage,— | |
| But jealousy what might befall your travel, | |
| Being skilless in these parts; which to a stranger, | |
| Unguided and unfriended, often prove | 12 |
| Rough and unhospitable: my willing love, | |
| The rather by these arguments of fear, | |
| Set forth in your pursuit. | |
| Seb. My kind Antonio, | 16 |
| I can no other answer make but thanks, | |
| And thanks, and over thanks; for oft good turns | |
| Are shuffled off with such uncurrent pay: | |
| But, were my worth, as is my conscience, firm, | 20 |
| You should find better dealing. What’s to do? | |
| Shall we go see the reliques of this town? | |
| Ant. To-morrow, sir: best first go see your lodging. | |
| Seb. I am not weary, and ’tis long to night: | 24 |
| I pray you, let us satisfy our eyes | |
| With the memorials and the things of fame | |
| That do renown this city. | |
| Ant. Would you’d pardon me; | 28 |
| I do not without danger walk these streets: | |
| Once, in a sea-fight ’gainst the Count his galleys, | |
| I did some service; of such note indeed, | |
| That were I ta’en here it would scarce be answer’d. | 32 |
| Seb. Belike you slew great number of his people? | |
| Ant. The offence is not of such a bloody nature, | |
| Albeit the quality of the time and quarrel | |
| Might well have given us bloody argument. | 36 |
| It might have since been answer’d in repaying | |
| What we took from them; which, for traffic’s sake, | |
| Most of our city did: only myself stood out; | |
| For which, if I be lapsed in this place, | 40 |
| I shall pay dear. | |
| Seb. Do not then walk too open. | |
| Ant. It doth not fit me. Hold, sir; here’s my purse. | |
| In the south suburbs. at the Elephant, | 44 |
| Is best to lodge: I will bespeak our diet, | |
| Whiles you beguile the time and feed your knowledge | |
| With viewing of the town: there shall you have me. | |
| Seb. Why I your purse? | 48 |
| Ant. Haply your eye shall light upon some toy | |
| You have desire to purchase; and your store, | |
| I think, is not for idle markets, sir. | |
| Seb. I’ll be your purse-bearer and leave you for an hour. | 52 |
| Ant. To the Elephant. | |
| Seb. I do remember. [Exeunt. | |