No Fear Shakespeare: Henry V: Act 4, Scene 1, Page 2

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William Shakespeare

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	Original Text	Modern Text
	GLOUCESTER We shall, my liege.	GLOUCESTER We shall, my liege.
	ERPINGHAM Shall I attend your Grace?	ERPINGHAM Shall I accompany your Grace?
30	KING HENRY No, my good knight. Go with my brothers to my lords of England. I and my bosom must debate awhile, And then I would no other company.	KING HENRY No, my good knight. Go with my brothers to my English peers. I need to be alone with my thoughts for a while and don’t want any company.
	ERPINGHAM The Lord in heaven bless thee, noble Harry!	ERPINGHAM The Lord in heaven bless you, noble Harry!
	Exeunt all but KING HENRY	All but KING HENRY exit.
35	KING HENRY God-a-mercy, old heart, thou speak’st cheerfully.	KING HENRY Bless you, old soul! Your words cheer my heart.
	Enter PISTOL	PISTOL enters.
	PISTOL Qui vous là?	PISTOL (speaking in French) Who goes there?
	KING HENRY A friend.	KING HENRY A friend.
	PISTOL Discuss unto me: art thou officer or art thou base, common, and popular?	PISTOL Declare yourself to me. Are you an officer? Or are you low, vulgar, and of the common people?
40	KING HENRY I am a gentleman of a company.	KING HENRY I am a gentleman of a company.
	PISTOL Trail’st thou the puissant pike?	PISTOL Do you carry a pike?
	KING HENRY Even so. What are you?	KING HENRY Exactly. What about you?
	PISTOL As good a gentleman as the emperor.	PISTOL I’m as good a gentleman as the emperor.