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 ROSALIND
  And so am I for no woman.
ROSALIND
And I for no woman.
 PHOEBE
  If this be so, why blame you me to love you?
PHOEBE
Since you know all this is true, why do you blame me for loving you?
 SILVIUS
95 If this be so, why blame you me to love you?
SILVIUS
And why do you blame me for loving you?
 ORLANDO
  If this be so, why blame you me to love you?
ORLANDO
And why do you blame me for loving you?
 ROSALIND
  Why do you speak, too, “Why blame you me to love you?”?
ROSALIND
Who are you talking to?
 ORLANDO
  To her that is not here, nor doth not hear.
ORLANDO
I'm saying it to the girl who isn't here and doesn't hear me.
 ROSALIND
  Pray you, no more of this. 'Tis like the howling of Irish
100 wolves against the moon. (to SILVIUS) I will help you, if I
  can. (to PHOEBE) I would love you if I could.—Tomorrow
  meet me all together. (to PHOEBE) I will marry you if ever I
  marry woman, and I'll be married tomorrow. (to ORLANDO)
  I will satisfy you if ever I satisfy man, and you shall be
105 married tomorrow. (to SILVIUS) I will content you, if what
  pleases you contents you, and you shall be married
  tomorrow. (to ORLANDO) As you love Rosalind, meet. (to
  SILVIUS) As you love Phoebe, meet.—And as I love no
  woman, I'll meet. So fare you well. I have left you
110 commands.
ROSALIND
All right, stop this. You sound like a pack of wolves howling at the moon. (to SILVIUS) I'll help you, if I can. (to PHOEBE) If I could love you, I would. All of you, meet me here tomorrow. (to PHOEBE) If I'm ever going to marry a woman, I'll marry you. And I am getting married tomorrow. (to ORLANDO) If I will ever satisfy a man, I'll satisfy you. And you will get married tomorrow. (to SILVIUS) If the thing you desire will make you happy, I'll make you happy. And you'll get married tomorrow. (to ORLANDO) By the love you have for Rosalind, come back tomorrow. (to SILVIUS) By the love you have for Phoebe, come here tomorrow.—And by my love for no woman, I'll also be here tomorrow. So, goodbye for now. You all know what to do.
 SILVIUS
  I'll not fail, if I live.
SILVIUS
As long as I'm alive, I'll be here.
 PHOEBE
  Nor I.
PHOEBE
Me too.
 ORLANDO
  Nor I.
ORLANDO
Me too.
Exeunt
They all exit.

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