10899be happy Lady, for you are like an honourable father.

110100Be. If Signior Leonato be her father, she would not haue

111101his head on her shoulders for all Messina as like him as she is.

113102Beat. I wonder that you will still be talking, signior Bene-

114103dicke, no body markes you.

115104Bene. What my deere lady Disdaine! are you yet liuing?

117105Bea. Is it possible Disdaine should die, while she hath such

118106meete foode to feede it, as signior Benedicke? Curtesie it selfe

119107must conuert to Disdaine, if you come in her presence.

121108Bene. Then is curtesie a turne-coate, but it is certaine I am

122109loued of all Ladies, onelie you excepted: and I would I could

123110finde in my heart that I had not a hard heart, for truely I loue

124111none.

125112Beat. A deere happinesse to women, they would else haue

126113beene troubled with a pernitious suter, I thanke God and my

127114cold blood, I am of your humour for that, I had rather heare

128115my dog barke at a crow, than a man sweare he loues me.

130116Bene. God keepe your Ladiship stil in that mind, so some

131117Gentleman or other shall scape a predestinate scratcht face.

133118Beat. Scratching could not make it worse, and twere such

134119a face as yours were.

135120Bene. Well, you are a rare parrat teacher.

136121Beat. A bird of my tongue, is better than a beast of yours.

138122Ben. I would my horse had the speed of your tongue, and

139123so good a continuer, but keep your way a Gods name, I haue

140124done.

141125Beat. You alwayes end with a iades tricke, I knowe you of

142126olde.

143127Pedro That is the summe of all: Leonato, signior Claudio,

144128and signior Benedicke, my deere friend Leonato, hath inuited

145129you all, I tell him we shall stay here, at the least a moneth, and

146130he heartily praies some occasion may detaine vs longer, I dare

147131sweare he is no hypocrite, but praies from his heart.

149132Leon. If you sweare, my lord, you shall not be forsworne,

150133let mee bidde you welcome, my lord, being reconciled to the

151134Prince your brother: I owe you all duetie.

153135Iohn I thanke you, I am not of many wordes, but I thanke

154136you