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Cyprus. Before the Castle.
Enter CASSIO, MUSICIANS, and CLOWN.
Cassio Masters, play here - I will content your pains-
Something that's brief, and bid "Good morrow, general".
[They play.
Clown Why, masters, have your instruments been in Naples, that
they speak i'th'nose thus?
1st Musician How, sir, how?
Clown Are these, I pray you, wind-instruments?
1st Musician Ay, marry are they, sir.
Clown O, thereby hangs a tail.
1st Musician Whereby hangs a tale, sir?
Clown Marry, sir, by many a wind-instrument that I know. But,
masters, here's money for you; and the general so likes
your music that he desires you, for love's sake, to make no
more noise with it.
1st Musician Well, sir, we will not.
Clown If you have any music that may not be heard, to't again;
but, as they say, to hear music the general does not
greatly care.
1st Musician We have none such, sir.
Clown Then put up your pipes in your bag, for I'll away. Go,
vanish into air. Away!
[Exeunt MUSICIANS.
Cassio Dost thou hear, mine honest friend?
Clown No, I hear not your honest friend; I hear you.
Cassio Prithee keep up thy quillets. There's a poor piece of gold
for thee: if the gentlewoman that attends the general's
wife be stirring, tell her there's one Cassio entreats her
a little favour of speech. Wilt thou do this?
Clown She is stirring, sir. If she will stir hither, I shall seem
to notify unto her.
Cassio Do, good my friend.
[Exit CLOWN.
Enter IAGO.
In happy time, Iago.
Iago You have not been a-bed, then?
Cassio Why, no; the day had broke before we parted.
I have made bold, Iago,
To send in to your wife. My suit to her
Is that she will to virtuous Desdemona
Procure me some access.
Iago I'll send her to you presently;
And I'll devise a mean to draw the Moor
Out of the way, that your converse and business
May be more free.
Cassio I humbly thank you for't.
[Exit IAGO.
I never knew a Florentine more kind and honest.
Enter EMILIA.
Emilia Good morrow, good lieutenant. I am sorry
For your displeasure, but all will sure be well.
The general and his wife are talking of it,
And she speaks for you stoutly. The Moor replies
That he you hurt is of great fame in Cyprus,
And great affinity, and that in wholesome wisdom
He might not but refuse you; but he protests he loves you,
And needs no other suitor but his likings
To take the safe'st occasion by the front
To bring you in again.
Cassio Yet, I beseech you,
If you think fit, or that it may be done,
Give me advantage of some brief discourse
With Desdemona alone.
Emilia Pray you, come in.
I will bestow you where you shall have time
To speak your bosom freely.
Cassio I am much bound to you.
[Exeunt.