What, are you standing here doing nothing? Give me your sword. Many good men are lying cold and dead on the ground, with the enemy's horses galloping over them. Their deaths have not been revenged. Come, give me your sword.
FALSTAFF
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O Hal, I prithee, give me leave to breathe awhile. Turk Gregory never did such deeds in arms as I have done this day. I have paid Percy; I have made him sure.
FALSTAFF
Oh, Hal, please, give me a moment to catch my breath. No one has ever fought as heroically as I did today. I've killed Percy, I've made him safe.
PRINCE HENRY
He is indeed, and living to kill thee.
I prithee, lend me thy sword.
PRINCE HENRY
You're right; he's safe, and now he's coming to kill you. Now please, give me your sword.
FALSTAFF
Nay, before God, Hal, if Percy be alive, thou gett'st not my sword; but take my pistol, if thou wilt.
FALSTAFF
No, Hal, I swear to God! If Percy's alive, you're not taking my sword. But you can have my gun, if you want.
PRINCE HENRY
Give it to me. What, is it in the case?
PRINCE HENRY
Give it to me. Is it in its holster?
FALSTAFF
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Ay, Hal, 'tis hot, 'tis hot. There's that will sack a city. (
PRINCE
HENRY draws it out and finds it to be a bottle of sack)
FALSTAFF
Yup. It's hot, hot; it could sack
a city. (
PRINCE HENRY
opens the holster and finds a bottle of white wine)
PRINCE HENRY
What, is it a time to jest and dally now?
PRINCE HENRY
Is this a time to joke and fool around?
He throws the bottle at him.
He throws the bottle at FALSTAFF.
Exit
PRINCE HENRY
PRINCE HENRY exits.
FALSTAFF
Well, if Percy be alive, I'll pierce him. If he do come in my
way, so; if he do not, if I come in his willingly, let him make
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a carbonado of me. I like not such grinning honor as Sir
Walter hath. Give me life, which if I can save, so: if not,
honor comes unlooked for, and there's an end.
FALSTAFF
If Percy's alive, I'll pierce him. If he runs into me, fine. If he doesn't run into me, but I run into him, let him slice me like a butcher. I don't want the kind of honor Sir Walter has: give me life. If I manage to save my life, fine. If not, I'll have honor that I never looked for, and that'll be that.
