Sweet sir, sit. I'll be with you anon. Most sweet sir, sit.
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Master page, good master page, sit. Proface. What you want
in meat, we'll have in drink, but you must bear. The heart's
all.
DAVY
Sit, kind sir; I'll be with you in a second. Very kind sir, please sit. Here's to you! What we lack in food, we make up for in drink. You must endure it; good intentions are what count.
Exit DAVY
DAVY exits.
SHALLOW
Be merry, Master Bardolph. —And, my little soldier there,
be merry.
SHALLOW
Enjoy yourself, Master Bardolph, and you, my little soldier, enjoy yourself.
SILENCE
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(sings) Be merry, be merry, my wife has all,
For women are shrews, both short and tall.
'Tis merry in hall when beards wag all,
And welcome merry Shrovetide.
Be merry, be merry.
SILENCE
(sings) Enjoy, enjoy! My wife has it all,
Women are shrews, whether they're short or they're tall,
