STEPHANO

No wusse; but isle practice against next year: I have bought me a hawk, and bells and all; I lack nothing but a book to keep it by. Nay look you now, you are angry uncle, why you know, and a man have not skill in hawking and hunting now a days, isle not give a rush for him; he is for no gentleman's company, and (by Gods will) I scorn it I, so I do, to be a consort for every humdrum; hang them scroiles, ther's nothing in them in the world, what do you talk on it? a gentleman must show himself Like a gentleman, uncle I pray you be not angry, I know what I have to do I trow, I am no novice. What would you have me do trow? Welcome good friend, we do not stand much upon our gentility; yet I can assure you mine uncle is a man of a thousand pound land a year; he hath but one son in the world; I am his next heir, as simple as I stand here, if my continued sen die: I have a fair living of mine own too beside. In good time sir? you do not flout, do you? And you should, here be them can perceive it, and that quickly too: Go too, and they can give it again soundly, and needs be. By God, and I thought you had sir, I would talk with you. And so I would sir, and you were out of mine uncle ground, I can tell you. Horson base fellow, by Gods lid, an't were not for shame, I would. O Musco, didst thou not see a fellow here in a what sha-callum doublet; he brought mine uncle a letter even now? Where is he, canst thou tell? Gone? which way? when went he? how long since? Horson Scanderbag rogue, o that I had a horse; by Gods lid i'de fetch him back again, with heave and ho. But I have no boots, thats the spite on it. I by my troth; Musco, I pray thee help to truss me a li tle; nothing anger's me, but I have waited such a while for him all unlaced and untrust yonder, and now to see he is gone the other way. I will, I will: o how it vexes me. Nay to see, he stood upon points with me too. What? Hast thou done? God a mercy, good Musco. Foe, the stockings be good enough for this time of the year; but I'll have a pair of silk, ever it be long: I think, my leg would show well in a silk hose. In sadness I think it would: I have a reasonable good leg. A thousand thanks, good Musco. What, I hope he laughs not at me; and he do— O, now I see who he laughed at: he laughed at some body in that letter. By this good light, and he had laughed at me, I would have told mine uncle. The better for your asking, I will assure you. I have been all about to seek you; since I came I saw mine uncle; & i'faith how have you done this great while? Good Lord, by my troth I am glad you are well cousin. Why cousin you shall command me an't were twice so far as Florence to do you good; what do you think I will not go with you? I protest. By God, but I will sir, by your leave isle protest more to my friend then isle speak of at this time. Nay not so neither, but I speak to serve my turn. Marry I do think of it, and I will be more melancho lie, and gentlemanlike then I have been, I do ensure you. I'll follow you. Le. ju. Follow me? you must go before. Must I? nay then I pray you show me good cousin. Gods foot, I have lost my purse, I think. I cannot tell, stay. No, I think I was bewitched, I. O it's here, nay and it had been lost, I had not cared but for a et ring Marina ent me. Fine i'faith: Though fancy sleep, my love is deep: meam ning that though I did not fancy her, yet she loved me dearly. And then I sent her another, and my poesy was; The deeper the sweeter, I'll be judged by Saint Peter. Marry, S. Peter to make up the meeter. How will you fell this Rapier friend? True, I am a gentleman, I know that; but what though, I pray you say, what would you ask? Nay an't be mine it shall have a velvet scabbard, that is flat, 'de not wear it as'tis and you would give me and angel. I had rather it were a Spaniard: but tell me, what shall I give you for it? and it had a silver hilt— Why but I will buy it now, because you say so: what shall I go without a rapier? Tut, isle buy this, so I will; tell me your lowest price. By Gods lid, but I will, though I give more then it's worth. Friend, isle have it for that word: follow me. My name is signior Stephano, sir, I am this Gentleman's cousin, sir his father is mine uncle; sir, I am somewhat melan cholie, but you shall command me sir, in whatsoever is inci dent to a Gentleman. I truly sir, I am mightily given to melancholy. Truly sir and I love such things out of measure. I thank you sir, I shall be bold I warrant you, have you a close stool there? Cousin, is it well? am I melancholy enough? So, I had as lief as and angel I could swear as well as that gentleman. Nay & you herd him discourse you would say so: how Like you him? I marl whither it be a Toledo or no? I have a countryman of his here. Why do you pish signior? Of a scurvy rogue Soldier, a pox of God on him, he swore it was a Toledo. Well I will not put it up, but by Gods foot, and ere I meet him— Horson conny-catching Rascal; o I could eat the very hilts for anger. A stomach? would I had him here, you should see and I had a stomach. O, Gods lid, by your leave, do you know me sir. You sold me a Rapier, did you not? You said it was a Told would? But it is none. Gentlemen bear witness, he has con est it. By Gods lid, and you had not confessed it— Nay I have done cousin. No truly sir? but i'll learn to take it now, since you commend it so. O he swears admirably: (by this fair heaven:) Body of Caesar: I shall never do it, sure (upon my salvation) no I have not the right grace. O this Gentleman does it rarely too, but nothing Like the other. By this air, as I am a Gentleman: by Phœbus. As I have a soul to be saved, I do protest; I sir: upon my salvation. I protest, as I am a Gentleman, but no soldier in deed. I sir that's true: cousin may I swear as I am a soldier, by that? Then as I am a Gentleman, and a soldier, it is divine Tobacco. Musco? where? is this Musco? Not I by this fair heaven, as I have a soul to be saved, by Phœbus. Not I sir: as I have a soul to b saved, as I . Cousin how do you Like this gen lem ns vers . By this fair eauens, they are admirable, The best that ever I herd. Upon my salvation it was h . Mass isle have this cloak. Nay but 'tis mine now, another might have tan it up aswell as I, isle w e it so I will. I but he shall not have it isle S y I bo ght it. Signior Giulli oh? am I signior Giulliano? I am one signi or Stephano I tell you, and you do not well by Gods slid to arrest me, I tell you truly; I am not in your masters books, I would you should well know I: and a plague of God on you for making me afraid thus. Your cloak sir? I bought it even now in the market. Arrest me? there take your cloak: isle none of it. Why is not here your cloak? what would you have? Must I go? Gods my witness my un e, I am wronged here mon strously, he charges me with stealing of his cloak, & would I might never stir, if I did not find it in the street by chance. And you said I stole it, nay now my uncle is here I care not. O uncle, Musco has been with my cousin and I all this day. And not me sir. Nothing: but ene come to see how you do, uncle. I, I know that sir, I would not have come else: how doth my cousin, uncle? Uncle, afore I go in, can you tell me, and he have be a book of the sciences of hawking and hun king? I would fain borrow it. I am glad no body was hurt by this ancient humour. Your cloak: I say once again I bought it, and isle keep it. I, that I will. A gentleman sir o uncle?