The Merry Wives of Windsor (Modern, Quarto)

 12.0.11567 [Scene 12] 
 12.0.21066 Enter Master Fenton, [Anne] Page, and Mistress1067 Quickly. 
 12.11567.11068 Fenton 
 Tell me, sweet Nan, how dost thou yet resolve?
 12.21567.21069 Shall foolish Slender have thee to his wife?
 12.31567.31070 Or one as wise as he, the learne}d doctor?
 12.41567.41071 Shall such as they enjoy thy maiden heart?
 12.51567.51072 Thou know'st that I have always loved thee dear,
 12.61567.61073 And thou hast oft-times swore the like to me. 
 12.71567.71074 Anne 
 Good Master Fenton, you may assure yourself,
 12.81567.81075 My heart is settled upon none but you.
 12.91567.91076 'Tis as my father and my mother please.
 12.101567.101077 Get their consent. You quickly shall have mine. 
 12.111567.111078 Fenton 
 Thy father thinks I love thee for his wealth.
 12.121567.121079 Though I must needs confess, at first that drew me;
 12.131582.21080 But since, thy virtues wiped that trash away.
 12.141582.31081 I love thee, Nan, and so dear is it set
 12.151582.41082 That whilst I live I ne'er shall thee forget.
 12.1616331083 [Aside] God's pity, here comes her father. 
 12.16.11633.11084 Enter Master Page, his wife, Master Shallow, and Slender. 
 12.1716351085 Page 
 Master Fenton, I pray what make you here?
 12.1816401086 You know my answer, sir, she's not for you.
 12.1916441087 Knowing my vow, to blame to use me thus! 
 12.2016411088 Fenton 
 But hear me speak, sir. 
 12.211641.11089 Page 
 Pray, sir, get you gone.
 -- Come hither, daughter.16431090 -- Son Slender, let me speak with you. 
  They whisper [aside]. 
 12.2216451091 Quickly 
  [Aside to Fenton]  Speak to Mistress Page. 
 12.2316461092 Fenton 
  [To Mistress Page]  Pray, Mistress Page, let me have your consent. 
 12.241646.11093 Mistress Page 
 I'faith, Master Fenton, 'tis as my husband please.1646.21094 For my part, I'll neither hinder you, nor further you. 
 12.2516641095 Quickly 
  [Aside to Fenton] How say you? This was my doings!1664.11096 I bid you speak to Mistress Page. 
 12.261664.21097 Fenton 
 12.27 Here, nurse, there's a brace of angels to drink.1664.31098 Work what thou canst for me. Farewell.  
 12.281664.51099 Quickly 
 By my troth, so I will, good heart. 
 12.28.1 Exit Fenton.  
 12.291664.61100 Page 
 Come, wife, you and I will in. We'll leave Master Slender1664.71101 and my daughter to talk together. Master Shallow,1664.81102 you may stay, sir, if you please. 
 12.3016191104 Shallow 
 Marry, I thank you for that. 
 12.30.11664.91103 Exeunt Page and his wife [with Mistress Quickly]. 
 16201105 [Aside to Slender]  To her, cousin, to her! 
 12.311620.11106 Slender  
  [Aside to Shallow]  I'faith, I know not what to say. 
 16231107 Anne 
 Now, Master Slender, what's your will? 
 12.3216241108 Slender 
 Godso, there's a jest indeed. Why, Mistress Anne,16251109 I never made will yet. I thank God I am wise enough for that. 
 12.3316041110 Shallow 
 Fie, coz, fie, thou art not right!16051111 Oh, thou hadst a father-- 
 12.3416061112 Slender 
 I had a father, Mistress Anne -- good uncle,16071113 tell the jest how my father stole the goose out of16081114 the henloft. All this is naught, hark you, Mistress1608.11115 Anne. 
 12.3516151116 Shallow 
  [To Anne]  He will make you jointure of three16121117 hundred pound a year. He shall make you a1118 gentlewoman. 
 12.3616101119 Slender 
 Ay, by God, that I will, come cut and long1120 tail, as good as any is in Gloucestershire under the1610.11121 degree of a squire. 
 12.3716001122 Anne 
  [Aside]  Oh, God, how many gross faults are hid
 16011123 And covered in three hundred pound a year? 
 1601.11124 Well Master Slender, within a day or two I'll tell you1601.21125 more. 
 12.381601.31126 Slender 
 I thank you, good Mistress Anne. -- Uncle, I1601.41127 shall have her. 
  [Enter Mistress Quickly.] 
 12.391601.51128 Quickly 
 Master Shallow, Master Page would pray you to1601.61129 come, you, and you, Master Slender, and you, Mistress Anne. 
 12.401601.71130 Slender 
  [Aside to Mistress Quickly] Well, nurse, if you'll speak for me,1601.81131 I'll give you more than I'll talk of. 
 12.4116731133 Quickly 
  [To Slender] Indeed I will, I'll speak what I can for you -- 
 12.40.11601.91132 Exeunt all but Quickly. 
 16751134 But specially for Master Fenton.1675.11135 But specially of all for my master.1136  And indeed I will do what I can for them, all three.
  Exit. 
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