The Comedy of Errors Part 10

_Ant. S._ Made it for me, sir! I bespoke it not.

_Ang._ Not once, nor twice, but twenty times you have. 170 Go home with it, and please your wife withal; And soon at supper-time I'll visit you, And then receive my money for the chain.

_Ant. S._ I pray you, sir, receive the money now, For fear you ne'er see chain nor money more. 175

_Ang._ You are a merry man, sir: fare you well. [_Exit._

_Ant. S._ What I should think of this, I cannot tell: But this I think, there's no man is so vain That would refuse so fair an offer'd chain.

I see a man here needs not live by s.h.i.+fts, 180 When in the streets he meets such golden gifts.

I'll to the mart, and there for Dromio stay: If any s.h.i.+p put out, then straight away. [_Exit._

NOTES: III, 2.

SCENE II. Enter LUCIANA] F2. Enter JULIANA F1.

1: Luc.] Rowe. Julia Ff.

2: _Antipholus_] _Antipholis, hate_ Theobald. _Antipholis, thus_ Id. conj. _a nipping hate_ Heath conj. _unkind debate_ Collier MS.

4: _building_] Theobald. _buildings_ Ff.

_ruinous_] Capell (Theobald conj.). _ruinate_ Ff.

16: _attaint_] Rowe. _attaine_ F1 F2 F3. _attain_ F4.

20: _are_] F2 F3 F4. _is_ F1.

21: _but_] Theobald. _not_ Ff.

26: _wife_] _wise_ F1.

35: _shallow_] F1. _shaddow_ F2 F3. _shadow_ F4.

43: _no_] F1. _a_ F2 F3 F4.

44: _decline_] _incline_ Collier MS.

46: _sister_] F1. _sister's_ F2 F3 F4.

49: _bed_] F2 F3 F4. _bud_ F1. _bride_ Dyce.

_them_] Capell (Edwards conj.). _thee_ Ff.

52: _she_] _he_ Capell.

57: _where_] Pope. _when_ Ff.

66: _am_] _mean_ Pope. _aim_ Capell.

71: SCENE III. Pope.

93: _How_] _What_ Capell.

97: _Poland_] _Lapland_ Warburton.

108: _and_] Theobald (Thirlby conj). _is_ Ff.

120: _the_] Ff. _her_ Rowe.

122: _forehead_] _sore head_ Jackson conj.

_reverted_] _revolted_ Grant White.

123: _heir_] _heire_ F1. _haire_ F2 F3. _hair_ F4.

125: _chalky_] _chalkle_ F1.

135: _caracks_] Hanmer. _carrects_ F1. _carracts_ F2 F3 F4.

_ballast_] _ballasted_ Capell.

138: _drudge, or_] _drudge of the Devil, this_ Warburton.

_or diviner_] _this divine one_ Capell conj.

140: _mark_] _marke_ F1. _marks_ F2 F3 F4.

143: _faith_] _flint_ Hanmer.

143, 144: Printed as prose in Ff. As verse first by Knight.

144: _curtal_] F4. _curtull_ F1. _curtall_ F2 F3. _cur-tail_ Hanmer.

146: _An_] Capell. _And_ Ff.

150: _knows us_] _know us_ Johnson.

154: SCENE IV. Pope.

161: _to_] _of_ Pope.

164: _here is_] Pope. _here's_ Ff.

177: Ant. S.] Ant. F1 F4. Dro. F2 F3.

181: _streets_] _street_ Capell conj.

ACT IV.

_SCENE I. A public place._

_Enter _Second Merchant_, ANGELO, and an _Officer_._

_Sec. Mer._ You know since Pentecost the sum is due, And since I have not much importuned you; Nor now I had not, but that I am bound To Persia, and want guilders for my voyage: Therefore make present satisfaction, 5 Or I'll attach you by this officer.

_Ang._ Even just the sum that I do owe to you Is growing to me by Antipholus; And in the instant that I met with you He had of me a chain: at five o'clock 10 I shall receive the money for the same.

Pleaseth you walk with me down to his house, I will discharge my bond, and thank you too.

_Enter _ANTIPHOLUS of Ephesus_ and _DROMIO of Ephesus_ from the courtezan's._

_Off._ That labour may you save: see where he comes.

_Ant. E._ While I go to the goldsmith's house, go thou 15 And buy a rope's end: that will I bestow Among my wife and her confederates, For locking me out of my doors by day.-- But, soft! I see the goldsmith. Get thee gone; Buy thou a rope, and bring it home to me. 20

_Dro. E._ I buy a thousand pound a year: I buy a rope.

[_Exit._

_Ant. E._ A man is well holp up that trusts to you: I promised your presence and the chain; But neither chain nor goldsmith came to me.

Belike you thought our love would last too long, 25 If it were chain'd together, and therefore came not.

_Ang._ Saving your merry humour, here's the note How much your chain weighs to the utmost carat, The fineness of the gold, and chargeful fas.h.i.+on, Which doth amount to three odd ducats more 30 Than I stand debted to this gentleman: I pray you, see him presently discharged, For he is bound to sea, and stays but for it.

_Ant. E._ I am not furnish'd with the present money; Besides, I have some business in the town. 35 Good signior, take the stranger to my house, And with you take the chain, and bid my wife Disburse the sum on the receipt thereof: Perchance I will be there as soon as you.

_Ang._ Then you will bring the chain to her yourself? 40

_Ant. E._ No; bear it with you, lest I come not time enough.

_Ang._ Well, sir, I will. Have you the chain about you?

_Ant. E._ An if I have not, sir, I hope you have; Or else you may return without your money.

_Ang._ Nay, come, I pray you, sir, give me the chain: 45 Both wind and tide stays for this gentleman, And I, to blame, have held him here too long.

_Ant. E._ Good Lord! you use this dalliance to excuse Your breach of promise to the Porpentine.