about Nothing.
315285And
strong incounter of my amorous tale:
316286Then after, to her father will I breake,
317287And the conclu
sion is,
she
shal be thine,
318288In pra
cti
se let vs put it pre
sently.
exeunt.
319289 Enter Leonato and an old man brother to Leonato 320290Leo. How now brother, where is my co
sen your
sonne, hath
321291he prouided this mu
sique?
322292Old He is very bu
sie about it, but brother, I can tell you
323293strange newes that you yet dreampt not of.
325295Old As the euents
stampes them, but they haue a good co
- 326296uer: they
shew well outward, the prince and Count Claudio
327297walking in a thicke pleached alley in mine orchard, were thus
328298much ouer-heard by a man of mine: the prince di
scouered to
329299Claudio that he loued my niece your daughter, and meant to
330300acknowledge it this night in a daunce, and if he found her ac
- 331301cordant, he meant to take the pre
sent time by the top, and in
- 332302stantly breake with you of it.
334303Leo Hath the fellow any wit that told you this?
335304Old A good
sharp fellow, I wil
send for him, and que
stion
337306Leo. No, no, we wil hold it as a dreame til it appeare it
self:
338307but I will acquaint my daughter withall, that
she may bee the
339308better prepared for an an
swer, if peraduenture this be true: go
340309you and tel hir of it: coo
sins, you know what you haue to doe,
341310O I crie you mercie friend, go you with me and I wil v
se your
342311shill: good co
sin haue a care this bu
sie time.
exeunt. 344312 Enter sir Iohn the bastard, and Conrade his companion. 345313Con. What the goodyeere my lord, why are you thus out of
347315Iohn There is no mea
sure in the occa
sion that breeds, ther
- 348316fore the
sadne
sse is without limit.
349317Con. You
should heare rea
son.
350318Iohn And when I haue heard it, what ble
ssing brings it?
352319Con If not a pre
sent remedy, at lea
st a patient
su
fferance.
353320Iohn I wonder that thou (being as thou
sai
st, thou art, borne
354321vnder Saturne) goe
st about to apply a morall medicine, to a
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