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 MISTRESS QUICKLY
  Pray thee, Sir John, let it be but twenty nobles. I' faith, I am
  loath to pawn my plate, so God save me, la.
MISTRESS QUICKLY
Please, Sir John, let's call it twenty nobles . I don't want to have to pawn my china, in God's name!
 FALSTAFF
  Let it alone. I'll make other shift. You'll be a fool still.
FALSTAFF
All right, forget it. I'll figure something else out. You'll always be a fool.
 MISTRESS QUICKLY
  Well, you shall have it, though I pawn my gown. I hope
135 you'll come to supper. You'll pay me all together?
MISTRESS QUICKLY
All right, I'll lend it to you, even if I have to pawn my clothes. I hope you'll have dinner here tonight. You'll pay me the full amount then?
 FALSTAFF
  Will I live? (to BARDOLPH) Go with her, with her. Hook on,
  hook on.
FALSTAFF
Will I live? (to BARDOLPH) Go, stick with her, stick with her. Don't let her out of your sight.
 MISTRESS QUICKLY
  Will you have Doll Tearsheet meet you at supper?
MISTRESS QUICKLY
Do you want Doll Tearsheet to meet you at dinner?
 FALSTAFF
  No more words. Let's have her.
FALSTAFF
No more talking. Let's have her.
Exeunt MISTRESS QUICKLY, FANG, SNARE, BARDOLPH, and the PAGE
MISTRESS QUICKLY, BARDOLPH, the PAGE, FANG, and SNARE exit.
 CHIEF JUSTICE
140 I have heard better news.
CHIEF JUSTICE
I've heard better news.
 FALSTAFF
  What's the news, my good lord?
FALSTAFF
What's the news, my lord?
 CHIEF JUSTICE
  Where lay the King last night?
CHIEF JUSTICE
Where did the King spend last night?
 GOWER
  At Basingstoke, my lord.
GOWER
At Basingstoke, sir.
 FALSTAFF
  I hope, my lord, all's well. What is the news, my lord?
FALSTAFF
I hope everything's okay, sir. What's the news?
 CHIEF JUSTICE
145 Come all his forces back?
CHIEF JUSTICE
And his armies have come back?

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