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ESCALUS。 I think no less。 Good morrow to your lordship。 ��Exit
ANGELO�А�Now�察�sir�察�come on�察�what was done to Elbow's wife�察�once more�拭�
POMPEY。 Once�拭� sir。 There was nothing done to her once。 ELBOW。 I
beseech you�察 �sir�察 �ask him what this man did to my wife。 POMPEY。 I
beseech your honour�察 �ask me。 ESCALUS。 Well�察 �sir�察 �what did this
gentleman to her�拭�POMPEY。 I beseech you�察�sir�察�look in this gentleman's
face。 Good Master Froth�察�look upon his honour�察�'tis for a good purpose。
Doth your honour mark his face�拭�ESCALUS。 Ay�察�sir�察�very well。 POMPEY。
Nay�察 �I beseech you�察 �mark it well。 ESCALUS。 Well�察 �I do so。 POMPEY。
Doth your honour see any harm in his face�拭 �ESCALUS。 Why�察 �no。
POMPEY。 I'll be suppos'd upon a book his face is the worst thing about
him。 Good then�察 �if his face be the worst thing about him�察 �how could
Master Froth do the constable's wife any harm�拭�I would know that of your
honour。 ESCALUS。 He's in the right�察 �constable�察 �what say you to it�拭�
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ELBOW。 First�察�an it like you�察�the house is a respected house�察�next�察�this is a
respected fellow�察 �and his mistress is a respected woman。 POMPEY。 By
this hand�察 �sir�察 �his wife is a more respected person than any of us all。
ELBOW。 Varlet�察 �thou liest�察 �thou liest�察 �wicked varlet�察 �the time is yet to
come that she was ever respected with man�察�woman�察�or child。 POMPEY。
Sir�察�she was respected with him before he married with her。 ESCALUS。
Which is the wiser here�察�Justice or Iniquity�拭�Is this true�拭�ELBOW。 O thou
caitiff� �O thou varlet� �O thou wicked Hannibal� �I respected with her before
I was married to her� �If ever I was respected with her�察�or she with me�察�let
not your worship think me the poor Duke's officer。 Prove this�察�thou wicked
Hannibal�察�or I'll have mine action of batt'ry on thee。 ESCALUS。 If he took
you a box o' th' ear�察�you might have your action of slander too。 ELBOW。
Marry�察�I thank your good worship for it。 What is't your worship's pleasure
I shall do with this wicked caitiff�拭�ESCALUS。 Truly�察�officer�察�because he
hath some offences in him that thou wouldst discover if thou couldst�察�let
him continue in his courses till thou know'st what they are。 ELBOW。
Marry�察�I thank your worship for it。 Thou seest�察�thou wicked varlet�察�now�察�
what's come upon thee�此�thou art to continue now�察�thou varlet�察�thou art to
continue。 ESCALUS。 Where were you born�察 �friend�拭 �FROTH。 Here in
Vienna�察�sir。 ESCALUS。 Are you of fourscore pounds a year�拭�FROTH。 Yes�察�
an't please you�察�sir。 ESCALUS。 So。 What trade are you of�察�sir�拭�POMPEY。
A tapster�察 �a poor widow's tapster。 ESCALUS。 Your mistress' name�拭�
POMPEY。 Mistress Overdone。 ESCALUS。 Hath she had any more than
one husband�拭�POMPEY。 Nine�察�sir�察�Overdone by the last。 ESCALUS。 Nine� �
Come hither to me�察 �Master Froth。 Master Froth�察 �I would not have you
acquainted with tapsters�此�they will draw you�察�Master Froth�察�and you will
hang them。 Get you gone�察 �and let me hear no more of you。 FROTH。 I
thank your worship。 For mine own part�察�I never come into any room in a
taphouse but I am drawn in。 ESCALUS。 Well�察�no more of it�察�Master Froth�察�
farewell。 ��Exit FROTH�А �Come you hither to me�察 �Master Tapster�察 �what's
your name�察 �Master Tapster�拭 �POMPEY。 Pompey。 ESCALUS。 What else�拭�
POMPEY。 Bum�察�sir。 ESCALUS。 Troth�察�and your bum is the greatest thing
about you�察 �so that�察 �in the beastliest sense�察 �you are Pompey the Great。
Pompey�察�you are partly a bawd�察�Pompey�察�howsoever you colour it in being
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a tapster。 Are you not�拭�Come�察�tell me true�察�it shall be the better for you。
POMPEY。 Truly�察�sir�察�I am a poor fellow that would live。 ESCALUS。 How
would you live�察�Pompey´ by being a bawd�拭�What do you think of the trade�察�
Pompey�拭 �Is it a lawful trade�拭 �POMPEY。 If the law would allow it�察 �sir。
ESCALUS。 But the law will not allow it�察 �Pompey�察 �nor it shall not be
allowed in Vienna。 POMPEY。 Does your worship mean to geld and splay
all the youth of the city�拭�ESCALUS。 No�察�Pompey。 POMPEY。 Truly�察�sir�察�in
my poor opinion�察�they will to't then。 If your worship will take order for the
drabs and the knaves�察�you need not to fear the bawds。 ESCALUS。 There is
pretty orders beginning�察�I can tell you�此�but it is but heading and hanging。
POMPEY。 If you head and hang all that offend that way but for ten year
together�察�you'll be glad to give out a commission for more heads�察�if this
law hold in Vienna ten year�察�I'll rent the fairest house in it�察�after threepence
a bay。 If you live to see this come to pass�察 �say Pompey told you so。
ESCALUS。 Thank you�察�good Pompey�察�and�察�in requital of your prophecy�察�
hark you�此 �I advise you�察 �let me not find you before me again upon any
complaint whatsoever´ no�察�not for dwelling where you do�察�if I do�察�Pompey�察�
I shall beat you to your tent�察�and prove a shrewd Caesar to you�察�in plain
dealing�察�Pompey�察 �I shall have you whipt。 So for this time�察 �Pompey�察 �fare
you well。 POMPEY。 I thank your worship for your good counsel�察。�Aside�А�
but I shall follow it as the flesh and fortune shall better determine。 Whip
me�拭�No�察�no�察�let carman whip his jade�察�The valiant heart's not whipt out of
his trade。 Exit ESCALUS。 Come hither to me�察�Master Elbow�察�come hither�察�
Master Constable。 How long have you been in this place of constable�拭�
ELBOW。 Seven year and a half�察 �sir。 ESCALUS。 I thought�察 �by the
readiness in the office�察�you had continued in it some time。 You say seven
years together�拭 �ELBOW。 And a half�察 �sir。 ESCALUS。 Alas�察 �it hath been
great pains to you� �They do you wrong to put you so oft upon't。 Are there
not men in your ward sufficient to serve it�拭�ELBOW。 Faith�察�sir�察�few of any
wit in such matters�察 �as they are chosen�察 �they are glad to choose me for
them�察�I do it for some piece of money�察�and go through with all。 ESCALUS。
Look you�察�bring me in the names of some six or seven�察�the most sufficient
of your parish。 ELBOW。 To your worship's house�察�sir�拭�ESCALUS。 To my
house。 Fare you well。 ��Exit ELBOW�А�What's o'clock�察�think you�拭�JUSTICE。
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Eleven�察�sir。 ESCALUS。 I pray you home to dinner with me。 JUSTICE。 I
humbly thank you。 ESCALUS。 It grieves me for the death of Claudio�察�But
there's no remedy。 JUSTICE。 Lord Angelo is severe。 ESCALUS。 It is but
needful�此�Mercy is not itself that oft looks so�察�Pardon is still the nurse of
second woe。 But yet�察�poor Claudio� �There is no remedy。 Come�察�sir。 Exeunt
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SCENE II。 Another room in ANGELO'S house
Enter PROVOST and a SERVANT
SERVANT。 He's hearing of a cause�察�he will come straight。 I'll tell him
of you。 PROVOST。 Pray you do。 ��Exit SERVANT�А�I'll know His pleasure�察�
may be he will relent。 Alas�察�He hath but as offended in a dream� �All sects�察�
all ages�察�smack of this vice�察�and he To die for 't� �
Enter ANGELO
ANGELO。 Now�察 �what's the matter�察 �Provost�拭 �PROVOST。 Is it your
will Claudio shall die to´morrow�拭 �ANGELO。 Did not I tell