Whoa, man, you dare to support someone who's been proclaimed a traitor? Get out of here, before his bad luck infects you too. Let go of his arm.
EDGAR
'Chill not let go, zir, without vurther 'casion.
EDGAR
Oh no, sir, I won't let him go, sir, not without a good reason.
OSWALD
Let go, slave, or thou diest!
OSWALD
Let go of him, peasant, or you die!
EDGAR
Good gentleman, go your gait, and let poor volk pass. An
'chud ha' bin zwaggered out of my life, 'twould not ha' bin
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zo long as 'tis by a vortnight. Nay, come not near th' old
man. Keep out, che vor' ye, or I'se try whether your costard
or my ballow be the harder. 'Chill be plain with you.
EDGAR
Get on with your business, sir, and leave the poor people alone. If macho talk
like yours could kill me, I'd have died weeks ago. No, don't come near the old man. Keep away, I'm warning you, or I'll find out whether your head is harder than my walking stick. I'm completely serious.
OSWALD
Out, dunghill!
OSWALD
Get out of here, you pile of crap.
EDGAR
'Chill pick your teeth, zir. Come, no matter vor your foins.
EDGAR
I'll knock your teeth out, sir. To hell with your sword.
EDGAR and OSWALD fight
EDGAR and OSWALD fight.
OSWALD
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(falling) Slave, thou hast slain me. Villain, take my purse.
If ever thou wilt thrive, bury my body.
And give the letters which thou find'st about me
To Edmund, Earl of Gloucester. Seek him out
Upon the British party. O untimely death! (dies)
OSWALD
(falling) You peasant, you've killed me! Villain, take my money. If you survive, make sure I have a decent burial. Give the letters I'm carrying to Edmund, Earl of Gloucester. He's with the English camp. Oh, early death! (he dies)
EDGAR
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I know thee well—a serviceable villain,
As duteous to the vices of thy mistress
As badness would desire.
EDGAR
I know you well. You're a hardworking villain who'd do anything his evil mistress wanted him to.
