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Much Ado About Nothing

William Shakespeare

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Act 3, Scene 5, Page 3

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LEONATO
Take their examination yourself and bring it me. I am now
in great haste, as it may appear unto you.
LEONATO
Examine them yourselves, then bring me your findings. Now I’m in a great hurry, as I’m sure you can see.

DOGBERRY
It shall be suffigance.
DOGBERRY
That will be suffigance.

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LEONATO
Drink some wine ere you go. Fare you well.
LEONATO
Have some wine before you go. Goodbye.
Enter a MESSENGER
A MESSENGER enters.


MESSENGER
My lord, they stay for you to give your daughter to her
husband.
MESSENGER
My lord, they’re waiting for you to give your daughter away to Claudio.

LEONATO
I’ll wait upon them. I am ready.
LEONATO
I’m coming.
Exeunt LEONATO andMESSENGER
LEONATO and theMESSENGER exit.


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DOGBERRY
Go, good partner, go, get you to Francis Seacole. Bid him
bring his pen and inkhorn to the jail. We are now to
examination these men.
DOGBERRY
Go to Francis Seacole, the constable of the watch. Tell him to bring his pen and his inkwell to the jail. We will now go to examination these men.

VERGES
And we must do it wisely.
VERGES
We must do this wisely.



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DOGBERRY
We will spare for no wit, I warrant you. Here’s that shall
drive some of them to a noncome. Only get the learned
writer to set down our excommunication and meet me at
the jail.
DOGBERRY
We won’t hold back any of our wisdom. We’ll drive them to a noncome. Go get the educated writer to record our excommunication, and I’ll meet you at the jail.
Exeunt
They all exit.


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