Othello (Modern)

 15173.1
 3.1.0.11518Enter Cassio, Musicians, and Clown.
 3.1.11519Cassio
 Masters, play here--I will content your pains--1520something that's brief, and bid "Good morrow, general."
 3.1.1.1[The musicians play.]
 3.1.21521Clown
 Why, masters, have your instruments been in 1522Naples that they speak i'th'nose thus?
 3.1.31523Musician
 How, sir? How?
 3.1.41524Clown
 Are these, I pray you, wind instruments?
 3.1.51525Musician
 Ay, marry, are they, sir.
 3.1.61526Clown
 Oh, thereby hangs a tale.
 3.1.71527Musician
 Whereby hangs a tale, sir?
 3.1.81528Clown
 Marry, sir, by many a wind instrument that I 1529know. But, masters--here's money for you--and the 1530general so likes your music that he desires you for love's 1531sake to make no more noise with it.
 3.1.91532Musician
 Well, sir, we will not.
 3.1.101533Clown
 If you have any music that may not be heard, 1534to't again. But, as they say, to hear music the 1535general does not greatly care.
 3.1.111536Musician
 We have none such, sir.
 3.1.121537Clown
 Then put up your pipes in your bag, for I'll 1538away. Go, vanish into air, away.
 3.1.12.1Exit Musicians.
 3.1.131539Cassio
 Dost thou hear, mine honest friend?
 3.1.141540Clown
 No, I hear not your honest friend; 1541I hear you.
 3.1.151542Cassio
 Prithee keep up thy quillets. There's a poor 1543piece of gold for thee. If the gentlewoman that attends 1544the general's wife be stirring, tell her there's one Cassio 1545entreats her a little favor of speech. Wilt thou do this?
 3.1.161546Clown
 She is stirring, sir. If she will stir hither, I shall 1547seem to notify unto her.
 3.1.171547.1Cassio
 Do, my good friend.
 3.1.17.1Exit Clown.
 3.1.17.21548Enter Iago.
 1549Cassio
 Do, my good friend.  In happy time, Iago.
 3.1.181550Iago
 You have not been abed then?
 3.1.191551Cassio
 Why, no; the day had broke before we parted.
 3.1.201552I have made bold, Iago, to send in to your wife.
 3.1.211553My suit to her is that she will to virtuous Desdemona
 3.1.221554Procure me some access.
 1555Iago
 Procure me some access.  I'll send her to you presently,
 3.1.231556And I'll devise a mean to draw the Moor
 3.1.241557Out of the way, that your converse and business
 3.1.251558May be more free.
 3.1.25.1Exit [Iago].
 1559Cassio
 May be more free.  I humbly thank you for't.
 3.1.26I never knew 1560a Florentine more kind and honest.
 3.1.271561Enter Emilia.
 3.1.281562Emilia
 Good morrow, good lieutenant. I am sorry
 3.1.291563For your displeasure, but all will sure be well.
 3.1.301564The general and his wife are talking of it,
 3.1.311565And she speaks for you stoutly. The Moor replies
 3.1.321566That he you hurt is of great fame in Cyprus
 3.1.331567And great affinity, and that in wholesome wisdom
 3.1.341568He might not but refuse you. But he protests he loves you
 3.1.351569And needs no other suitor but his likings
 3.1.361569.1To take the safest occasion by the front
 3.1.371570To bring you in again.
 1571Cassio
 To bring you in again.  Yet I beseech you,
 3.1.381572If you think fit, or that it may be done,
 3.1.391573Give me advantage of some brief discourse
 3.1.401574With Desdemon alone.
 1575Emilia
 With Desdemon alone.  Pray you come in.
 3.1.411576I will bestow you where you shall have time
 3.1.421577To speak your bosom freely.
 1578Cassio
 To speak your bosom freely.  I am much bound to you.
 3.1.42.1[Exeunt.]
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