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| Drum. Enter BRUTUS with
LUCIUS, LUCILLIUS, and the army.
TITINIUS and PINDARUS meet them |
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| A drum plays. BRUTUS,
LUCILLIUS, LUCIUS, and
SOLDIERS enter. TITINIUS and
PINDARUS meet them. |
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| | LUCILLIUS |
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Give the word, ho, and stand. |
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| LUCILLIUS |
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Pass on the command to halt! |
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| | BRUTUS |
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What now, Lucillius? Is Cassius near? |
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| BRUTUS |
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What's happening now, Lucillius? Is Cassius
nearby? |
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| | LUCILLIUS |
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He is at hand, and Pindarus is come |
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To do you salutation from his master. |
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| LUCILLIUS |
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He's nearby, and Pindarus has come to salute you on
behalf of his master. |
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| | BRUTUS |
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He greets me well.—Your master, Pindarus, |
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In his own change or by ill officers |
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Hath given me some worthy cause to wish |
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Things done, undone. But if he be at hand |
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I shall be satisfied. |
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| BRUTUS |
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He sends his greetings through a good man. Your master, Pindarus,
either because he's changed his mind or been influenced by
bad officers, has made me wish we hadn't done some of the
things we did. If he's nearby, I want an
explanation. |
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| | PINDARUS |
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I do not doubt |
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But that my noble master will appear |
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Such as he is, full of regard and honor. |
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| PINDARUS |
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I have no doubt that my noble master will prove himself to be what
he is: honorable and noble. |
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| | BRUTUS |
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He is not doubted.—A word, Lucillius. |
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(takes LUCILLIUS
aside) |
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How he received you, let me be resolved. |
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| BRUTUS |
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I don't doubt him. Can I have a word with you, Lucillius?
(takes LUCILLIUS
aside) Tell me how Cassius treated
you. Put my mind at rest. |
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| | LUCILLIUS |
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With courtesy and with respect enough. |
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But not with such familiar instances |
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Nor with such free and friendly conference |
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As he hath used of old. |
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| LUCILLIUS |
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He received me with courtesy and sufficient respect, but not with
affection, nor with as much open and friendly conversation as he
once greeted me. |
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| | BRUTUS |
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Thou hast
described |
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A hot friend cooling. Ever note, Lucillius, |
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When love begins to sicken and decay, |
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It useth an enforcèd ceremony. |
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There are no tricks in plain and simple faith. |
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But hollow men, like horses hot at hand, |
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Make gallant show and promise of their mettle. |
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| BRUTUS |
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You've described a warm friend who's cooling
off. Remember this, Lucillius. When a friend starts to get sick of
you, he treats you artificially. Plain and simple loyalty
doesn't make anyone act phony. But insincere men, like
horses who are too lively at the start of a race, make a big show of
their spirit. |
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