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| A street. |
| [Enter SEBASTIAN and ANTONIO] |
| SEBASTIAN | I would not by my will have troubled you; | ||
| But, since you make your pleasure of your pains, | |||
| I will no further chide you. |
| ANTONIO | I could not stay behind you: my desire, | ||
| More sharp than filed steel, did spur me forth; | 5 | ||
| And not all love to see you, though so much | |||
| As might have drawn one to a longer voyage, | |||
| But jealousy what might befall your travel, | |||
| Being skilless in these parts; which to a stranger, | |||
| Unguided and unfriended, often prove | 10 | ||
| Rough and unhospitable: my willing love, | |||
| The rather by these arguments of fear, | |||
| Set forth in your pursuit. |
| SEBASTIAN | My kind Antonio, | ||
| I can no other answer make but thanks, | 15 | ||
| And thanks; and ever [ ] oft good turns | |||
| Are shuffled off with such uncurrent pay: | |||
| But, were my worth as is my conscience firm, | |||
| You should find better dealing. What's to do? | |||
| Shall we go see the reliques of this town? | 20 |
| ANTONIO | To-morrow, sir: best first go see your lodging. |
| SEBASTIAN | I am not weary, and 'tis long to night: | ||
| I pray you, let us satisfy our eyes | |||
| With the memorials and the things of fame | |||
| That do renown this city. | 25 |
| ANTONIO | Would you'ld pardon me; | ||
| I do not without danger walk these streets: | |||
| Once, in a sea-fight, 'gainst the count his galleys | |||
| I did some service; of such note indeed, | |||
| That were I ta'en here it would scarce be answer'd. | 30 |
| SEBASTIAN | Belike you slew great number of his people. |
| ANTONIO | The offence is not of such a bloody nature; | ||
| Albeit the quality of the time and quarrel | |||
| Might well have given us bloody argument. | |||
| It might have since been answer'd in repaying | 35 | ||
| What we took from them; which, for traffic's sake, | |||
| Most of our city did: only myself stood out; | |||
| For which, if I be lapsed in this place, | |||
| I shall pay dear. |
| SEBASTIAN | Do not then walk too open. |
| ANTONIO | It doth not fit me. Hold, sir, here's my purse. | 40 | |
| In the south suburbs, at the Elephant, | |||
| Is best to lodge: I will bespeak our diet, | |||
| Whiles you beguile the time and feed your knowledge | |||
| With viewing of the town: there shall you have me. |
| SEBASTIAN | Why I your purse? | 45 |
| ANTONIO | Haply your eye shall light upon some toy | ||
| You have desire to purchase; and your store, | |||
| I think, is not for idle markets, sir. |
| SEBASTIAN | I'll be your purse-bearer and leave you | ||
| For an hour. | 50 |
| ANTONIO | To the Elephant. |
| SEBASTIAN | I do remember. | |
| [Exeunt] |
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