Is he at Master Ford's already, think'st thou?

Sure he is by this, or will be presently, but 1826truly he is very courageous mad about his throwing 1827into the water. Mistress Ford desires you to come su1828ddenly.

I'll be with her by and by. I'll but bring 1830my young man here to school. Look where his master 1831comes. 'Tis a playing day I see.

How now, Sir Hugh, no 1832school today?

No. Master Slender is let the boys leave to play.

'Blessing of his heart.

Sir Hugh, my husband says my son pro1836fits nothing in the world at his book. I pray you ask 1837him some questions in his accidence.

Come hither, William. Hold vp your head, come.

Come on, sirrah, hold up your head. An1840swer your master – be not afraid.

William, how many numbers is in nouns?

Two.

Truly, I thought there had been one number 1844more, because they say "'od's nouns".

[To Quickly] Peace, your tattlings. – What is "fair", William?

Pulcher.

Polecats? There are fairer things than polecats, 1848sure.

[To Quickly] You are a very simplicity 'oman. I pray you 1850peace. -- What is lapis ,William?

A stone.

And what is a stone, William?

A pebble.

No; it is lapis . I pray you remember in your 1855prain.

Lapis .

That is a good William. What is he, William, that 1858does lend articles?

Articles are borrowed of the pronoun; and be 1860thus declined. Singulariter nominativo hic haec, hoc .

Nominatiuo hig, hag, hog. Pray you mark: geni 1862tiuo huius.Well, what is your accusative case?

Accusatiuo hinc .

I pray you have your remembrance, child: ac1865cusativo hing, hang, hog.

"Hang-hog" is Latin for bacon, I warrant you.

Leave your prabbles, 'oman. – What is the foca1868tive case, William?

O – vocativo – O.

Remember, William, vocative is caret.

And that's a good root.

'Oman, forbear.

Peace.

What is your genitive case plural, William?

Genitive case?

Ay.

Genitive horum, harum, horum.

Vengeance of Jenny's case! Fie on her! Never 1879name her, child, if she be a whore.

For shame, 'oman.

You do ill to teach the child such words. He 1882teaches him to hick, and to hack, which they'll do fast 1883enough of themselves, and to call "horum" – fie upon you!

'Oman, art thou lunatics? Hast thou no un 1885derstandings for thy cases, and the numbers of the gen1886ders? Thou art as foolish Christian creatures as I would 1887desires.

[To Quickly?] Prithee hold thy peace.

Show me now, William, some declensions of your 1890pronouns.

Forsooth, I have forgot.

It is qui, que, quod. If you forget your quis, 1893your ques, and your quods, you must be preeches. Go 1894your ways and play, go.

He is a better scholar than I thought he was.

He is a good sprag memory: Farewell, Mistress Page.

Adieu, good Sir Hugh. -- [Exit Evans.]

1898Get you home boy. [Exit William.]

Come we stay too long. Exeunt.