about Nothing.
6863ble creature, who is his companion now? he hath euery month
6964a new
sworne brother.
7166Beat. Very ea
sily po
ssible, he weares his faith but as the fa
- 7267shion of his hat, it euer changes with the next blocke.
7368Mess. I
see lady the gentleman is not in your bookes.
7569Beat. No, and he were, I would burne my
study, but I pray
7670you who is his companion? is there no yong
squarer now that
7771will make a voyage with him to the diuell?
7972Mess. He is mo
st in the companie of the right noble Clau
- 8174Beat. O Lord, he will hang vpon him like a di
sea
se, hee is
8275sooner caught than the pe
stilence, and the taker runs pre
sent
- 8376ly madde, God help the noble Claudio, if he haue caught the
8477Benedi
ct, it will co
st him a thou
sand pound ere a be cured.
8678Mess. I will holde friends with you Ladie.
8779Beat. Do good friend.
8880Leon. You will neuer runne madde niece.
8981Beat. No, not till a hote Ianuary.
9082Mess. Don Pedro is approacht.
9183 Enter don Pedro, Claudio, Benedicke, Balthasar 9284and Iohn the bastard. 9385Pedro Good
signior Leonato, are you come to meet your
9486trouble: the fa
shion of the world is, to auoyd co
st, and you in
- 9688Leon. Neuer came trouble to my hou
se, in the likene
sse of
9789your grace, for trouble being gone, comfort
should remaine:
9890but when you depart from mee,
sorrow abides, and happines
10092Pedro You embrace your charge too willingly: I thincke
10193this is your daughter.
10294Leonato Her mother hath many times tolde me
so.
10395Bened. Were you in doubt
sir that you askt her?
10496Leonato Signior Benedicke, no, for then were you a child.
10697Pedro You haue it full Benedicke, wee may ghe
sse by this,
10798what you are, being a man, truely the Lady fathers her
selfe:
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