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.CLAUDIORightly reasoned, and in his own division: and, bymy troth, there's one meaning well suited.DON PEDROWho have you offended, masters, that you are thusbound to your answer? this learned constable istoo cunning to be understood: what's your offence?BORACHIOSweet prince, let me go no farther to mine answer:do you hear me, and let this count kill me.I havedeceived even your very eyes: what your wisdomscould not discover, these shallow fools have broughtto light: who in the night overheard me confessingto this man how Don John your brother incensed meto slander the Lady Hero, how you were brought intothe orchard and saw me court Margaret in Hero'sgarments, how you disgraced her, when you shouldmarry her: my villany they have upon record; whichI had rather seal with my death than repeat overto my shame.The lady is dead upon mine and mymaster's false accusation; and, briefly, I desirenothing but the reward of a villain.DON PEDRORuns not this speech like iron through your blood?CLAUDIOI have drunk poison whiles he utter'd it.DON PEDROBut did my brother set thee on to this?BORACHIOYea, and paid me richly for the practise of it.DON PEDROHe is composed and framed of treachery:And fled he is upon this villany.CLAUDIOSweet Hero! now thy image doth appearIn the rare semblance that I loved it first.DOGBERRYCome, bring away the plaintiffs: by this time oursexton hath reformed Signior Leonato of the matter:and, masters, do not forget to specify, when timeand place shall serve, that I am an ass.VERGESHere, here comes master Signior Leonato, and theSexton too.[Re-enter LEONATO and ANTONIO, with the Sexton]LEONATOWhich is the villain? let me see his eyes,That, when I note another man like him,I may avoid him: which of these is he?BORACHIOIf you would know your wronger, look on me.LEONATOArt thou the slave that with thy breath hast kill'dMine innocent child?BORACHIOYea, even I alone.LEONATONo, not so, villain; thou beliest thyself:Here stand a pair of honourable men;A third is fled, that had a hand in it.I thank you, princes, for my daughter's death:Record it with your high and worthy deeds:'Twas bravely done, if you bethink you of it.CLAUDIOI know not how to pray your patience;Yet I must speak.Choose your revenge yourself;Impose me to what penance your inventionCan lay upon my sin: yet sinn'd I notBut in mistaking.DON PEDROBy my soul, nor I:And yet, to satisfy this good old man,I would bend under any heavy weightThat he'll enjoin me to.LEONATOI cannot bid you bid my daughter live;That were impossible: but, I pray you both,Possess the people in Messina hereHow innocent she died; and if your loveCan labour ought in sad invention,Hang her an epitaph upon her tombAnd sing it to her bones, sing it to-night:To-morrow morning come you to my house,And since you could not be my son-in-law,Be yet my nephew: my brother hath a daughter,Almost the copy of my child that's dead,And she alone is heir to both of us:Give her the right you should have given her cousin,And so dies my revenge.CLAUDIOO noble sir,Your over-kindness doth wring tears from me!I do embrace your offer; and disposeFor henceforth of poor Claudio.LEONATOTo-morrow then I will expect your coming;To-night I take my leave.This naughty manShall face to face be brought to Margaret,Who I believe was pack'd in all this wrong,Hired to it by your brother.BORACHIONo, by my soul, she was not,Nor knew not what she did when she spoke to me,But always hath been just and virtuousIn any thing that I do know by her.DOGBERRYMoreover, sir, which indeed is not under white andblack, this plaintiff here, the offender, did callme ass: I beseech you, let it be remembered in hispunishment.And also, the watch heard them talk ofone Deformed: they say be wears a key in his ear anda lock hanging by it, and borrows money in God'sname, the which he hath used so long and never paidthat now men grow hard-hearted and will lend nothingfor God's sake: pray you, examine him upon that point.LEONATOI thank thee for thy care and honest pains.DOGBERRYYour worship speaks like a most thankful andreverend youth; and I praise God for you.LEONATOThere's for thy pains.DOGBERRYGod save the foundation!LEONATOGo, I discharge thee of thy prisoner, and I thank thee.DOGBERRYI leave an arrant knave with your worship; which Ibeseech your worship to correct yourself, for theexample of others.God keep your worship! I wishyour worship well; God restore you to health! Ihumbly give you leave to depart; and if a merrymeeting may be wished, God prohibit it! Come, neighbour.[Exeunt DOGBERRY and VERGES]LEONATOUntil to-morrow morning, lords, farewell.ANTONIOFarewell, my lords: we look for you to-morrow.DON PEDROWe will not fail.CLAUDIOTo-night I'll mourn with Hero.LEONATO[To the Watch]Bring you these fellows on.We'lltalk with Margaret,How her acquaintance grew with this lewd fellow.[Exeunt, severally]--------------------------------------"scene" 2Scene 2[LEONATO'S garden.][Enter BENEDICK and MARGARET, meeting]BENEDICKPray thee, sweet Mistress Margaret, deserve well atmy hands by helping me to the speech of Beatrice.MARGARETWill you then write me a sonnet in praise of my beauty?BENEDICKIn so high a style, Margaret, that no man livingshall come over it; for, in most comely truth, thoudeservest it.MARGARETTo have no man come over me! why, shall I alwayskeep below stairs?BENEDICKThy wit is as quick as the greyhound's mouth; it catches.MARGARETAnd yours as blunt as the fencer's foils, which hit,but hurt not.BENEDICKA most manly wit, Margaret; it will not hurt awoman: and so, I pray thee, call Beatrice: I givethee the bucklers.MARGARETGive us the swords; we have bucklers of our own.BENEDICKIf you use them, Margaret, you must put in thepikes with a vice; and they are dangerous weapons for maids
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