The Merry Wives of Windsor. Уильям Шекспир

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      Pist. How now, Mephostophilus?

      Slen. I, it is no matter

      Nym. Slice, I say; pauca, pauca: Slice, that's my humor

      Slen. Where's Simple my man? can you tell, Cosen? Eua. Peace, I pray you: now let vs vnderstand: there is three Vmpires in this matter, as I vnderstand; that is, Master Page (fidelicet Master Page,) & there is my selfe, (fidelicet my selfe) and the three party is (lastly, and finally) mine Host of the Garter

      Ma.Pa. We three to hear it, & end it between them

      Euan. Ferry goo't, I will make a priefe of it in my note-booke, and we wil afterwards orke vpon the cause, with as great discreetly as we can

      Fal. Pistoll

      Pist. He heares with eares

      Euan. The Teuill and his Tam: what phrase is this? he heares with eare? why, it is affectations

      Fal. Pistoll, did you picke M[aster]. Slenders purse? Slen. I, by these gloues did hee, or I would I might neuer come in mine owne great chamber againe else, of seauen groates in mill-sixpences, and two Edward Shouelboords, that cost me two shilling and two pence a peece of Yead Miller: by these gloues

      Fal. Is this true, Pistoll?

      Euan. No, it is false, if it is a picke-purse

      Pist. Ha, thou mountaine Forreyner: Sir Iohn, and Master mine, I combat challenge of this Latine Bilboe: word of deniall in thy labras here; word of denial; froth, and scum thou liest

      Slen. By these gloues, then 'twas he

      Nym. Be auis'd sir, and passe good humours: I will say marry trap with you, if you runne the nut-hooks humor on me, that is the very note of it

      Slen. By this hat, then he in the red face had it: for though I cannot remember what I did when you made me drunke, yet I am not altogether an asse

      Fal. What say you Scarlet, and Iohn?

      Bar. Why sir, (for my part) I say the Gentleman had drunke himselfe out of his fiue sentences

      Eu. It is his fiue sences: fie, what the ignorance is

      Bar. And being fap, sir, was (as they say) casheerd: and so conclusions past the Careires

      Slen. I, you spake in Latten then to: but 'tis no matter; Ile nere be drunk whilst I liue againe, but in honest, ciuill, godly company for this tricke: if I be drunke, Ile be drunke with those that haue the feare of God, and not with drunken knaues

      Euan. So got-udge me, that is a vertuous minde

      Fal. You heare all these matters deni'd, Gentlemen;

      you heare it

      Mr.Page. Nay daughter, carry the wine in, wee'll

      drinke within

      Slen. Oh heauen: This is Mistresse Anne Page

      Mr.Page. How now Mistris Ford?

      Fal. Mistris Ford, by my troth you are very wel met:

      by your leaue good Mistris

      Mr.Page. Wife, bid these gentlemen welcome: come, we haue a hot Venison pasty to dinner; Come gentlemen, I hope we shall drinke downe all vnkindnesse

      Slen. I had rather then forty shillings I had my booke of Songs and Sonnets heere: How now Simple, where haue you beene? I must wait on my selfe, must I? you haue not the booke of Riddles about you, haue you? Sim. Booke of Riddles? why did you not lend it to Alice Short-cake vpon Alhallowmas last, a fortnight afore Michaelmas

      Shal. Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me? Slen. I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so, I shall doe that that is reason

      Shal. Nay, but vnderstand me

      Slen. So I doe Sir

      Euan. Giue eare to his motions; (Mr. Slender) I will description the matter to you, if you be capacity of it

      Slen. Nay, I will doe as my Cozen Shallow saies: I pray you pardon me, he's a Iustice of Peace in his Countrie, simple though I stand here

      Euan. But that is not the question: the question is concerning your marriage

      Shal. I, there's the point Sir

      Eu. Marry is it: the very point of it, to Mi[stris]. An Page

      Slen. Why if it be so; I will marry her vpon any reasonable demands

      Eu. But can you affection the 'oman, let vs command to know that of your mouth, or of your lips: for diuers Philosophers hold, that the lips is parcell of the mouth: therfore precisely, ca[n] you carry your good wil to y maid? Sh. Cosen Abraham Slender, can you loue her? Slen. I hope sir, I will do as it shall become one that would doe reason

      Eu. Nay, got's Lords, and his Ladies, you must speake

      possitable, if you can carry-her your desires towards her

      Shal. That you must:

      Will you, (vpon good dowry) marry her?

      Slen. I will doe a greater thing then that, vpon your request (Cosen) in any reason

      Shal. Nay conceiue me, conceiue mee, (sweet Coz): What I doe is to pleasure you (Coz:) can you loue the maid? Slen. I will marry her (Sir) at your request; but if there bee no great loue in the beginning, yet Heauen may decrease it vpon better acquaintance, when wee are married, and haue more occasion to know one another: I hope vpon familiarity will grow more content: but if you say mary-her, I will mary-her, that I am freely dissolued, and dissolutely

      Eu. It is a fery discretion-answere; saue the fall is in the 'ord, dissolutely: the ort is (according to our meaning) resolutely: his meaning is good

      Sh. I: I thinke my Cosen meant well

      Sl. I, or else I would I might be hang'd (la.)

      Sh. Here comes faire Mistris Anne; would I were yong for your sake, Mistris Anne

      An. The dinner is on the Table, my Father desires

      your worships company

      Sh. I will wait on him, (faire Mistris Anne.)

      Eu. Od's plessed-wil: I wil not be abse[n]ce at the grace

      An. Wil't please your worship to come in, Sir?

      Sl. No, I thank you forsooth, hartely; I am very well

      An. The dinner attends you, Sir

      Sl. I am not a-hungry, I thanke you, forsooth: goe,

      Sirha, for all you are my man, goe wait vpon my Cosen

      Shallow: a Iustice of peace sometime may be beholding to his friend, for a Man; I keepe but three Men, and a

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