CUT. No, he must not like it at all, sir: there you are i' the wrong.
WHIT. I tink I bee; he musht not like it indeed.
CUT. Nay, then he both must and will like it, sir, for all you.
KNOCK. If he have reason, he may like it, sir.
WHIT. By no meensh, captain, upon reason, he may like nothing upon
reason.
WASPE. I have no reason, nor I will hear of no reason, nor I will look
for no reason, and he is an ass that either knows any, or looks for't
from me.
CUT. Yes, in some sense you may have reason, sir.
WASPE. Ay, in some sense, I care not if I grant you.
WHIT. Pardon me, thou ougsht to grant him nothing in no shensh, if dou
do love dyshelf, angry man.
WASPE. Why then, I do grant him nothing; and I have no sense.
CUT. 'Tis true, thou hast no sense indeed.
WASPE. 'Slid, but I have sense, now I think on't better, and I will
grant him any thing, do you see.
KNOCK. He is in the right, and does utter a sufficient vapour.
CUT. Nay, it is no sufficient vapour neither, I deny that.
KNOCK. Then it is a sweet vapour.
CUT. It may be a sweet vapour.
WASPE. Nay, it is no sweet vapour neither, sir, it stinks, and I'll
stand to it.
WHIT. Yes, I tink it dosh shtink, captain: all vapour dosh shtink.
WASPE. Nay, then it does not stink, sir, and it shall not stink.
CUT. By your leave it may, sir.
WASPE. Ay, by my leave it may stink, I know that.
WHIT. Pardon me, thou knowesht nothing, it cannot by thy leave, angry
man.
WASPE. How can it not?
KNOCK. Nay, never question him, for he is in the right.
WHIT. Yesh, I am in de right, I confesh it, so ish de little man too.
WASPE. I'll have nothing confest that concerns me. I am not in the
right, nor never was in the right, nor never will be in the right,
while I am in my right mind.
CUT. Mind! why, here's no man minds you, sir, nor any thing else.
[_They drink again._
PUP. Vriend, will you mind this that we do?
[_Offering Northern the cup._
QUAR. Call you this vapours! this is such belching of quarrel as I
never heard. Will you mind your business, sir?
EDG. You shall see, sir.
[_Goes up to Waspe._
NOR. I'll ne mare, my waimb warkes too mickle with this auready.
EDG. Will you take that, master Waspe, that nobody should mind you?
WASPE. Why, what have you to do? is't any matter to you?
EDG. No, but methinks you should not be unminded, though.
WASPE. Nor I wu' not be, now I think on't. Do you hear, new
acquaintance? does no man mind me, say you?
CUT. Yes, sir, every man here minds you, but how?
WASPE. Nay, I care as little how as you do; that was not my question.
WHIT. No, noting was ty question, tou art a learned man, and I am a
valiant man, i'faith la, tou shalt speak for me, and I will fight for
tee.
KNOCK. Fight for him, Whit! a gross vapour, he can fight for himself.
WASPE. It may be I can, but it may be I wu' not, how then?
CUT. Why then you may choose.
WASPE. Why, then I'll choose whether I choose or no.
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