863833Bo. A Calender, a Calender: looke in the Almanack: finde

864834out Moone-shine, finde out Moone-shine.

866835Quin. Yes: it doth shine that night.

867836Cet. Why then, may you leaue a casement of the great

868837chamber window (where we play) open; and the Moone

869838may shine in at the casement.

870839Quin. I: or els, one must come in, with a bush of thorns,

871840& a lātern, and say he comes to disfigure, or to present the

872841person of Moone-shine. Then, there is another thing; we

873842must haue a wal in the great chāber: for Pyramus & This-

874843by (saies the story) did talke through the chinke of a wall.

876844Sno. You can neuer bring in a wal. What say you Bottom?

878845Bot. Some man or other must present wall: and let him

879846haue some plaster, or som lome, or some rough cast, about

880847him, to signifie wall; or let him holde his fingers thus: and

881848through that crany, shall Pyramus and Thisby whis-

882849per.

883850Quin. If that may be, then all is well. Come, sit downe e-

884851uery mothers sonne, and reherse your parts. Pyramus, you

885852beginne: when you haue spoken your speech, enter into

886853that Brake, and so euery one according to his cue.

889855Ro. What hempen homespunnes haue we swaggring here,

891856So neere the Cradle of the Fairy Queene?

892857What, a play toward? Ile be an Auditor,

893858An Actor to perhappes, If I see cause.

894859Quin. Speake Pyramus: Thysby stand forth.

895860Pyra. Thisby the flowers of odious sauours sweete.

896861Quin. Odours, odorous.

897862Py. Odours sauours sweete.

898863So hath thy breath, my dearest Thisby deare.

899864But harke, a voice: stay thou but heere a while,

900865And by and by I will to thee appeare. Exit.

901866Quin. A stranger Pyramus, then ere played heere.

902867Thys. Must I speake now?