the Merchant of Venice.
292288Portia. Yes, yes, it was
Bassanio, as I thinke
so was he calld.
293289Ner. True maddam, hee of all the men that euer my fooli
sh 294290eyes look'd vpon, was the be
st de
seruing a faire Ladie.
295291Portia. I remember him well, and
I remember him worthie of
299295Ser. The foure
strangers
seeke for you maddam to take theyr
300296leaue: and there is a fore-runner come from a
fift, the Prince of
301297Moroco, who brings word the Prince his Mai
ster will be heere to
303299Por. Yf
I could bid the
fift welcome with
so good hart as I can
304300bid the other foure farewell,
I should bee glad of his approch: if
305301he haue the condition of a Saint, and the complexion of a deuill, I
306302had rather he
should
shriue mee then wiue mee. Come
Nerrissa,
307303sirra goe before: whiles we
shut the gate vpon one wooer, another
308304knocks at the doore.
Exeunt.
309305Enter Bassanio with Shylocke the Iew. 310306Shy. Three thou
sand ducates, well.
311307Bass. I sir, for three months.
312308Shy. For three months, well.
313309Bass. For the which as I told you,
315311Shy. Anthonio shall become bound, well.
316312Bass. May you
sted me? Will you plea
sure me?
317313 Shall I know your aun
swere.
318314Shy. Three thou
sand ducats for three months,
320316Bass. Your aun
swere to that.
321317Shy. Anthonio is a good man.
322318Bass. Haue you heard any imputation to the contrary.
323319Shylocke. Ho no, no, no, no: my meaning in
saying hee is
324320a good man, is to haue you vnder
stand mee that hee is
su
fficient,
325321yet his meanes are in
suppo
sition: hee hath an Argo
sie bound
326322to Tripolis, another to the Indies, I vnder
stand moreouer vp
- 327323on the Ryalta, hee hath a third at Mexico, a fourth for England,
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