Supply your present wants, and take no doit Of usance for my moneys, and you'll not hear me : 105 This kindness will I show. Go with me to a notary, seal me there In such a place, such sum, or sums, as are Of your fair flesh, to be cut off and taken ΙΙΟ 115 Ant. Content, in faith; I'll seal to such a bond, And say there is much kindness in the Jew. Bass. You shall not seal to such a bond for me: I'll rather dwell in my necessity. Ant. Why, fear not, man: I will not forfeit it : Within these two months, that's a month before This bond expires, I do expect return Of thrice three times the value of this bond. 120 Shy. O father Abraham, what these Christians are, Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man, And, for my love, I pray you, wrong me not. 125 130 135 Ant. Yes, Shylock, I will seal unto this bond. And I will go and purse the ducats straight, I will be with you. 140 [Exit SHYLOCK. Hie thee, gentle Jew. Ant. This Hebrew will turn Christian: he grows kind. Bass. I like not fair terms, and a villain's mind. Ant. Come on: in this there can be no dismay; My ships come home a month before the day. [Exeunt. ACT II. SCENE I. Belmont. A room in Portia's house. Flourish of Cornets. Enter the Prince of MOROCCO and his Train; PORTIA, NERISSA, and other of her Attendants. Mor. Mislike me not for my complexion, Have lov'd it too: I would not change this hue, C 5 ΙΟ Por. In terms of choice I am not solely led 15 Bars me the right of voluntary choosing : And hedg'd me by his wit, to yield myself His wife who wins me by that means I told you, For my affection. Mor. Por. 20 25 30 35 You must take your chance; And either not attempt to choose at all, Or swear, before you choose,-if you choose wrong, 40 Never to speak to lady afterward In way of marriage: therefore be advis'd. Mor. Nor will not. Come, bring me unto my chance. Por. First, forward to the temple; after dinner 44 Your hazard shall be made. Laun. Certainly, my conscience will serve me to run from this Jew, my master. The fiend is at mine elbow, and tempts me, saying to me, Gobbo, Launcelot Gobbo, good Launcelot, or good Gobbo, or good Launcelot Gobbo, use your legs, take the start, run away. My conscience says,—No; take heed, honest Launcelot; take heed, honest Gobbo; or, (as aforesaid,) honest Launcelot Gobbo; do not run; scorn running with thy heels. Well, the most courageous fiend bids me pack; Via! says the fiend; away! says the fiend; rouse up a brave mind, says the fiend, and run. Well, my conscience, hanging about the neck of my heart, says very wisely to me,—My honest friend Launcelot, being an honest man's son, budge not. Budge, says the fiend. Budge not, says my conscience. Conscience, say I, you counsel well; fiend, say I, you counsel well: to be ruled by my conscience, I should stay with the Jew my master, who is a kind of devil; and, to run away from the Jew, I should be ruled by the fiend, who, saving your reverence, is the devil himself. Certainly, the Jew is the very devil incarnation; and, in my conscience, my conscience is but a kind of hard conscience, to offer to counsel me to stay with the Jew. The fiend gives the more friendly counsel : I will run, fiend; my heels are at your commandment; I will run. Enter Old GOBBO, with a Basket. 26 Gob. Master, young man, you, I pray you, which is the way to Master Jew's? 'Master, young gentleman, I pray you.' Laun. [Aside.] O heavens, this is my true-begotten father! who, being more than sand-blind, high-gravelblind, knows me not:-I will try confusions with him. 32 Gob. Master, young gentleman, I pray you, which is the way to Master Jew's? Laun. Turn up on your right hand at the next turning, but, at the next turning of all, on your left; |