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 CHARLES
135 I am heartily glad I came hither to you. If he come
  tomorrow, I'll give him his payment. If ever he go alone
  again, I'll never wrestle for prize more. And so God keep
  your Worship.
CHARLES
I'm very glad I came to see you. If he shows up tomorrow, I'll give him what's coming to him. If he can manage to walk after our fight, I'll never wrestle for money again. Farewell, my lord.
 OLIVER
  Farewell, good Charles.
OLIVER
Take care, Charles.
Exit CHARLES
CHARLES exits.
140 Now will I stir this gamester. I hope I shall see an end of
  him, for my soul—yet I know not why—hates nothing
  more than he. Yet he's gentle, never schooled and yet
  learned, full of noble device, of all sorts enchantingly
  beloved, and indeed so much in the heart of the world and
145 especially of my own people, who best know him, that I am
  altogether misprized. But it shall not be so long; this
  wrestler shall clear all. Nothing remains but that I kindle
  the boy thither, which now I'll go about.
Now it's time to get this playboy brother of mine all worked up. I hope I'll see the end of him soon—I don't know why, but I hate nothing in the world as much as him, though he's an upstanding guy. He's never gone to school but he's smart, with good values, and everyone is delighted by him and loves him, especially my subjects, who know him the best. They love him, and therefore they despise me. But not for long; Charles will take care of everything. All I have to do is get Orlando to fight, which I'll do now.
Exit
He exits.

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