Merchant of Venice. - Repositories
Merchant of Venice. - Repositories Merchant of Venice. - Repositories
62 THE MERCHANT OF VENICE [ACT III. Shy. Nay, that's true, that's very true. Go, Tubal, fee me an officer; bespeak" him a fortnight before. I will have the heart of him, if he forfeit; for, were he out of Venice, I can make what merchandise I will. Go, go. Tubal, and meet me at our synagogue"; go, good Tubal; at our synagogue, Tubal. [Exeunt. SCENE II. BELMONT. A room in PORTIA'S house. Enter BASSANIO, PORTIA, GRATIANO, NERISSA, and Attendants. Por. I pray you, tarry: pause a day or two Before you'hazard; for, in choosing" wrong, [ lose your company: therefore forbear awhile. There's something tells me, but it is not love," I would not lose you; and you know yourself, Hate counsels not in such a quality." But lest you should not understand me" well, — A.nd yet a maiden hath no tongue but thought,— 1 would detain you here some month" or two Before you venture for me. I could teach you ^^ How to choose right, but I am then forsworn;" So will I never be: so may you miss me;
SCENE 2.] THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 63 But if you do, you'll make me wish a sin, That I had been forsworn. Beshrew" your eyes, They have o'er-look'd" me, and divided me; One half of me is yours, the other half yours. Mine own, I would say ; but if mine, then yours, And so all yours ! 0, these naughty times Put bars between the owners and their rights! And so, though yours, not yours. Prove it so," 20 Let fortune go to hell" for it, not I. I speak too long; but 'tis to peize" the time, To eke it and to draw it out in length, To stay you from election. Bass. Let me choose; For as I am, I live upon the rack. Por. Upon the rack, Bassanio! then confess What treason" there is mingled with your love. Bass. None but that ugly treason of mistrust," Which makes me fear the enjoying of my love: There may as well be amity and life" 30 'Tween snow and fire, as treason and my love. Por. Ay, but I fear you speak upon the rack, Where men enforced do speak any thing. Bass. Promise me life, and I'll confess the truth. Por. Well then, confess and live. Bass. ' Confess,' and ' love,
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SCENE 2.] THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 63<br />
But if you do, you'll make me wish a sin,<br />
That I had been forsworn. Beshrew" your eyes,<br />
They have o'er-look'd" me, and divided me;<br />
One half <strong>of</strong> me is yours, the other half yours.<br />
Mine own, I would say ; but if mine, then yours,<br />
And so all yours ! 0, these naughty times<br />
Put bars between the owners and their rights!<br />
And so, though yours, not yours. Prove it so," 20<br />
Let fortune go to hell" for it, not I.<br />
I speak too long; but 'tis to peize" the time,<br />
To eke it and to draw it out in length,<br />
To stay you from election.<br />
Bass.<br />
Let me choose;<br />
For as I am, I live upon the rack.<br />
Por. Upon the rack, Bassanio! then confess<br />
What treason" there is mingled with your love.<br />
Bass. None but that ugly treason <strong>of</strong> mistrust,"<br />
Which makes me fear the enjoying <strong>of</strong> my love:<br />
There may as well be amity and life" 30<br />
'Tween snow and fire, as treason and my love.<br />
Por. Ay, but I fear you speak upon the rack,<br />
Where men enforced do speak any thing.<br />
Bass. Promise me life, and I'll confess the truth.<br />
Por. Well then, confess and live.<br />
Bass.<br />
' Confess,' and ' love,
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