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- $Unique_ID{SSP00911}
- $Title{Much Ado About Nothing: Act III, Scene V}
- $Author{Shakespeare, William}
- $Subject{}
- $Log{Dramatis Personae*00900.txt}
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- Portions copyright (c) CMC ReSearch, Inc., 1989
-
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
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- MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
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- ACT III
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- SCENE V: Another room in LEONATO'S house.
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- {Enter LEONATO, with DOGBERRY and VERGES.}
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- LEONATO: What would you with me, honest neighbor?
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- DOGBERRY: Marry, sir, I would have some confidence with you
- that decerns you nearly.
-
- LEONATO: Brief, I pray you; for you see it is a busy time
- with me.
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- DOGBERRY: Marry, this it is, sir.
-
- VERGES: Yes, in truth it is, sir.
-
- LEONATO: What is it, my good friends?
-
- DOGBERRY: Goodman Verges, sir, speaks a little off the
- matter: an old man, sir, and his wits are not so 10
- blunt as, God help, I would desire they were; but,
- in faith, honest as the skin between his brows.
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- VERGES: Yes, I thank God I am as honest as any man living
- that is an old man and no honester than I.
-
- DOGBERRY: Comparisons are odorous: palabras, neighbor Verges.
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- LEONATO: Neighbors, you are tedious.
-
- DOGBERRY: It pleases your worship to say so, but we are the
- poor duke's officers; but truly, for mine own part,
- if I were as tedious as a king, I could find it in
- my heart to bestow it all of your worship. 20
-
- LEONATO: All thy tediousness on me, ah?
-
- DOGBERRY: Yea, an 'twere a thousand pound more than 'tis; for
- I hear as good exclamation on your worship as of any
- man in the city; and though I be but a poor man, I
- am glad to hear it.
-
- VERGES: And so am I.
-
- LEONATO: I would fain know what you have to say.
-
- VERGES: Marry, sir, our watch to-night, excepting your
- worship's presence, ha' ta'en a couple of as arrant
- knaves as any in Messina. 30
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- DOGBERRY: A good old man, sir; he will be talking: as they
- say, when the age is in, the wit is out: God help
- us! it is a world to see. Well said, i' faith,
- neighbor Verges: well, God's a good man; an two men
- ride of a horse, one must ride behind. An honest
- soul, i' faith, sir; by my troth he is, as ever
- broke bread; but God is to be worshipped; all men
- are not alike; alas, good neighbor!
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- LEONATO: Indeed, neighbor, he comes too short of you.
-
- DOGBERRY: Gifts that God gives. 40
-
- LEONATO: I must leave you.
-
- DOGBERRY: One word, sir: our watch, sir, have indeed
- comprehended two aspicious persons, and we would
- have them this morning examined before your worship.
-
- LEONATO: Take their examination yourself and bring it me: I
- am now in great haste, as it may appear unto you.
-
- DOGBERRY: It shall be suffigance.
-
- LEONATO: Drink some wine ere you go: fare you well.
-
- {Enter a Messenger.}
-
- Messenger: My lord, they stay for you to give your daughter to
- her husband. 50
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- LEONATO: I'll wait upon them: I am ready.
-
- [Exeunt LEONATO and Messenger.]
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- DOGBERRY: Go, good partner, go, get you to Francis Seacole;
- bid him bring his pen and inkhorn to the gaol: we
- are now to examination these men.
-
- VERGES: And we must do it wisely.
-
- DOGBERRY: We will spare for no wit, I warrant you; here's
- that shall drive some of them to a non-come: only
- get the learned writer to set down our
- excommunication and meet me at the gaol.
-
- [Exeunt.]
-