No Fear Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice: Act 2, Scene 5, Page 3

No Fear Shakespheare

William Shakespeare

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	Original Text	Modern Text
	SHYLOCK What says that fool of Hagar’s offspring, ha?	SHYLOCK What did that gentile fool say to you, hmmm?
	JESSICA His words were, “Farewell, mistress.” Nothing else.	JESSICA He said “Goodbye, madam,” and nothing else.
45 50	SHYLOCK The patch is kind enough, but a huge feeder, Snail-slow in profit, and he sleeps by day More than the wildcat. Drones hive not with me. Therefore I part with him, and part with him To one that would have him help to waste His borrowed purse. Well, Jessica, go in. Perhaps I will return immediately. Do as I bid you. Shut doors after you. Fast bind, fast find. A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.	SHYLOCK The fool’s nice enough, but he’s such a huge eater, and slow as a snail when he works. He sleeps all day like a cat. Bees that don’t work can’t stay in my hive, so I’m letting him go, handing him off so he can waste money for his new boss, the man who borrowed money from me. Anyway, Jessica, go inside. I might come back soon. Do as I told you. Shut the doors after you. As the saying goes, lock things up, and you’ll get to keep them.
	Exit SHYLOCK	He exits.
55	JESSICA Farewell, and if my fortune be not crost, I have a father, you a daughter, lost.	JESSICA Goodbye. If luck’s with me, I’ll lose a father, and you’ll lose a daughter.
	Exit	She exits.