Ped. Ay, sir, in Pisa have I often been; Pisa, renowned for grave citizens. Tra. Among them, know you one Vincentio? Ped. I know him not, but I have heard of him; A merchant of incomparable wealth. Tra. He is my father, sir; and, sooth to say, In countenance somewhat doth resemble you. Bion. As much as an apple doth an oyster, and all [Aside. one. Tra. To save your life in this extremity, His name and credit shall you undertake, Ped. O, sir, I do; and will repute you ever Tra. Then go with me, to make the matter good. To pass assurance of a dower in marriage Go with me, sir, to clothe you as becomes you. [Exeunt. Gru. No, no; forsooth, I dare not, for my life. Beggars that come unto my father's door, If not, elsewhere they meet with charity: But I, who never knew how to entreat, Nor never needed that I should entreat, As who should say, if I should sleep, or eat, Kath. Tis passing good; I prithee let me have it. Kath. I like it well; good Grumio, fetch it me. Gru. I cannot tell; I fear 't is choleric. What say you to a piece of beef, and mustard? Kath. A dish that I do love to feed upon. Gru. Ay, but the mustard is too hot a little. Kath. Why, then the beef, and let the mustard rest. Gru. Nay, then I will not; you shall have the mustard, Or else you get no beef of Grumio. Kath. Then both, or one, or anything thou wilt. Gru. Why, then the mustard without the beef. Kath. Go, get thee gone, thou false deluding slave, [Beats him. That feed'st me with the very name of meat: Sorrow on thee, and all the pack of you, That triumph thus upon my misery! Go, get thee gone, I say. Enter PETRUCIO, with a dish of meat; and HORTENSIO. Pet. How fares my Kate? What, sweeting, all amort ? a Hor. Mistress, what cheer? a All amort-dispirited. Kath. 'Faith, as cold as can be. Pet. Pluck up thy spirits, look cheerfully upon me. Here, love; thou see'st how diligent I am, To dress thy meat myself, and bring it thee : [Sets the dish on a table. Kath. Hor. Signior Petrucio, fie! you are to blame : Much good do it unto thy gentle heart! [Aside. With silken coats, and caps, and golden rings, Enter Tailor. Come, tailor, let us see these ornaments; Enter Haberdasher. Lay forth the gown.-What news with you, sir? A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap; Kath. I'll have no bigger; this doth fit the time, Pet. When you are gentle, you shall have one too, And not till then. Hor. That will not be in haste. [Aside. Kath. Why, sir, I trust, I may have leave to speak ; And speak I will. I am no child, no babe : Your betters have endur'd me say my mind; And, if you cannot, best you stop your ears. My tongue will tell the anger of my heart; Or else my heart, concealing it, will break; And rather than it shall, I will be free Even to the uttermost, as I please, in words. Pet. Why, thou say'st true; it is a paltry cap, custard-coffin,a a bauble, a silken pie : A I love thee well, in that thou lik'st it not. Kath. Love me, or love me not, I like the cap; And it I will have, or I will have none, Pet. Thy gown? why, ay.-Come, tailor, let us see 't. O mercy, God! what masking stuff is here! What 's this? a sleeve? 't is like a demi-cannon: What! up and down, carv'd like an apple-tart? Here 's snip, and nip, and cut, and slish, and slash, Like to a censer in a barber's shop: Why, what, o' devil's name, tailor, call'st thou this? Hor. I see, she 's like to have neither cap nor gown. [Aside. Tai. You bid me make it orderly and well, According to the fashion and the time. Pet. Marry, and did; but if you be remember'd, I did not bid you mar it to the time. Go, hop me over every kennel home, For you shall hop without my custom, sir: a Custard-coffin. The crust of a pie was called the coffin. Kath. I never saw a better fashion'd gown, More quaint, more pleasing, nor more commendable: Belike, you mean to make a puppet of me. Pet. Why, true; he means to make a puppet of thee. Tai. She says, your worship means to make a puppet of her. Pet. O monstrous arrogance! Thou liest, thou thread, Thou thimble, Thou yard, three-quarters, half-yard, quarter, nail, Tai. Your worship is deceiv'd; the gown is made Just as my master had direction: Grumio gave order how it should be done. Gru. I gave him no order; I gave him the stuff. Tai. I have. Gru. Face not me: thou hast bravedb many men ; brave not me. I will neither be faced nor braved. say unto thee-I bid thy master cut out the gown; but I did not bid him cut it to pieces: ergo, thou liest. Tai. Why, here is the note of the fashion to testify. Pet. Read it. Gru. The note lies in 's throat, if he say Tai. Imprimis, a loose-bodied gown: I said so. Gru. Master, if ever I said loose-bodied gown, sew me in the skirts of it, and beat me to death with a bottom of brown thread: I said, a gown. Pet. Proceed. a Faced-made facings. b Braved-made fine. |