_Isa._ Your sight to me, my lord, excels all physic; I am better far, my love, than when you left me; Your friend was comfortable to me at the last. 'Twas but a fit, my lord, and now 'tis past. Are all things ready, sir? 130 _Anna._ Yes, madam, the house is fit. _Gni._ Desire in women is the life of wit. [_Exeunt omnes._ [243] Old eds. "GUIDO." The prefix to Massino's speeches throughout the scene is "_Gui._" [244] Quy. "our stars"?--The sense would be "Our fortunes cannot change." [245] Here, as frequently throughout this play, the text is hopelessly corrupt.--Quy. "_His_ shape makes mankind _females' jealousy_"? On p. 137 we have the word _female_ as a substantive--"Than trust a _female_ mourning o'er her love." [246] Old eds. "Forgiue me, Rogero." [247] Old eds. "Rogero." [248] Old eds. "rupture." [249] Old eds. "Rogero." [250] Old eds. "Rogero." SCENE III. _Venice.--A Street._ _Enter_ ABIGAIL _and_ THAIS _at several doors_. _Abi._ O partner, I am with child of laughter, and none but you can be my midwife. Was there ever such a game at noddy?[251] _Tha._ Our husbands think they are foremen of the jury; they hold the heretic point of predestination, and sure they are born to be hanged! _Abi._ They are like to prove men of judgment; but not for killing of him that's yet alive and well recovered. _Tha._ As soon as my man saw the watch come up, All his spirit was down. 10 _Abi._ But though they have made us good sport in speech, They did hinder us of good sport in action. O wench! imagination is strong in pleasure! _Tha._ That's true; for the opinion my good man had of enjoying you made him do wonders. _Abi._ Why should a weak man, that is so soon satisfied, desire variety? _Tha._ Their answer is, to feed on pheasants continually would breed a loathing. _Abi._ Then if we seek for strange flesh that have stomachs at will, 'tis pardonable. 21 _Tha._ Ay, if men had any feeling of it; but they judge us by themselves. _Abi._ Well, we will bring them to the gallows, and then, like kind virgins,[252] beg their lives; and after live at our pleasures, and this bridle shall still rein them. _Tha._ Faith, if we were disposed, we might sin[253] as safe as if we had the broad seal to warrant it; but that night's work will stick by me this forty weeks. Come, shall we go visit the discontented Lady Lentulus, whom the Lord Mendoza has confess'd to his chirurgion he would have robb'd? I thought great men would but have robb'd the poor, yet he the rich. 33