THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

Act 4 Scene 2

(Enter Portia and Nerissa, still disguised)
l1l	Portia	 Enquire the Jew’s house out, give him this deed,
l2l		And let him sign it. We’ll away tonight,
l3l		And be a day before our husbands home.
l4l		This deed will be well welcome to Lorenzo.
		(Enter Graziano)
l5l	Graziano	 Fair sir, you are well o’erta’en.
l6l		My lord Bassanio upon more advice
l7l		Hath sent you here this ring, and doth entreat
l8l		Your company at dinner.
	Portia	That cannot be.
l9l		His ring I do accept most thankfully,
l10l		And so I pray you tell him. Furthermore,
l11l		I pray you show my youth old Shylock’s house.
l12l	Graziano	That will I do.
	Nerissa	Sir, I would speak with you.
l13l		(Aside to Portia)
		 I’ll see if I can get my husband’s ring
l14l		Which I did make him swear to keep for ever.
l15l	Portia	(aside to Nerissa)
		 Thou mayst# I warrant we shall have old swearing
l16l		That they did give the rings away to men.
l17l		But we’ll outface them, and outswear them too.
l18l		Away, make haste. Thou know’st where I will tarry.
		(Exit at one door)
l19l	Nerissa	(to Graziano)
		 Come, good sir, will you show me to this house?
		(Exeunt at another door)