Luce. Haue at you with another, that's when? can
you tell?
S.Dro. If thy name be called Luce, Luce thou hast answer'd
him well
Anti. Doe you heare you minion, you'll let vs in I
hope?
Luce. I thought to haue askt you
S.Dro. And you said no
E.Dro. So come helpe, well strooke, there was blow
for blow
Anti. Thou baggage let me in
Luce. Can you tell for whose sake?
E.Drom. Master, knocke the doore hard
Luce. Let him knocke till it ake
Anti. You'll crie for this minion, if I beat the doore
downe
Luce. What needs all that, and a paire of stocks in the
towne?
Enter Adriana.
Adr. Who is that at the doore y keeps all this noise?
S.Dro. By my troth your towne is troubled with vnruly
boies
Anti. Are you there Wife? you might haue come
before
Adri. Your wife sir knaue? go get you from the dore
E.Dro. If you went in paine Master, this knaue wold
goe sore
Angelo. Heere is neither cheere sir, nor welcome, we
would faine haue either
Baltz. In debating which was best, wee shall part
with neither
E.Dro. They stand at the doore, Master, bid them
welcome hither
Anti. There is something in the winde, that we cannot
get in
E.Dro. You would say so Master, if your garments
were thin.
Your cake here is warme within: you stand here in the
cold.
It would make a man mad as a Bucke to be so bought
and sold
Ant. Go fetch me something, Ile break ope the gate
S.Dro. Breake any breaking here, and Ile breake your
knaues pate
E.Dro. A man may breake a word with your sir, and
words are but winde:
I and breake it in your face, so he break it not behinde
S.Dro. It seemes thou want'st breaking, out vpon thee
hinde
E.Dro. Here's too much out vpon thee, I pray thee let
me in
S.Dro. I, when fowles haue no feathers, and fish haue
no fin
Ant. Well, Ile breake in: go borrow me a crow
E.Dro. A crow without feather, Master meane you so;
For a fish without a finne, ther's a fowle without a fether,
If a crow help vs in sirra, wee'll plucke a crow together
Ant. Go, get thee gon, fetch me an iron Crow
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