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| Enter GRATIANO, LORENZO,
SALARINO, and SOLANIO |
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| GRATIANO, LORENZO,
SALARINO, and SOLANIO enter. |
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| | LORENZO |
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Nay, we will slink away in supper time, |
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Disguise us at my lodging, and return, |
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All in an hour. |
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| LORENZO |
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No, we'll sneak away at supper time, disguise ourselves with masks at my
house, and come back in an hour. |
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| | GRATIANO |
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We have not made good preparation. |
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| GRATIANO |
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But we haven't made any preparations. |
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| | SALARINO |
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We have not spoke us yet of torchbearers. |
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| SALARINO |
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We haven't even talked about who'll be our torchbearers. |
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| | SOLANIO |
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'Tis vile, unless it may be quaintly ordered, |
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And better in my mind not undertook. |
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| SOLANIO |
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The masquerade party might turn out terribly if we don't manage things
carefully. I think it's better to call it off. |
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| | LORENZO |
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'Tis now but four o'clock. We have two hours |
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To furnish us. |
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| LORENZO |
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It's only four o'clock now. We have two hours to get ready. |
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| Enter LAUNCELOT with a letter |
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| LAUNCELOT enters with a letter. |
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Friend Launcelot, what's the news? |
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Launcelot, what's going on? |
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| | LAUNCELOT |
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(giving LORENZO
the letter) |
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An it shall please you to break up this, it shall seem to signify. |
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| LAUNCELOT |
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(he gives LORENZO
the letter) If you don't mind opening this letter,
you can find out for yourself. |
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| | LORENZO |
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I know the hand. In faith, 'tis a fair hand, |
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And whiter than the paper it writ on |
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Is the fair hand that writ. |
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| LORENZO |
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I recognize the handwriting. It's beautiful handwriting. And the beautiful
hand that wrote this letter is whiter than the paper it's written on. |
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| | GRATIANO |
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Love news, in faith? |
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| GRATIANO |
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I bet it's a love letter! |
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| | LAUNCELOT |
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(to LORENZO) By your
leave, sir. |
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| LAUNCELOT |
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(to LORENZO) May I be
excused, sir? |
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