_Ant._ Mark you this, Bassanio, The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul, producing holy witness, Is like a villain with a smiling cheek; 95 A goodly apple rotten at the heart: O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath! _Shy._ Three thousand ducats; ’tis a good round sum. Three months from twelve; then, let me see; the rate— _Ant._ Well, Shylock, shall we be beholding to you? 100 _Shy._ Signior Antonio, many a time and oft In the Rialto you have rated me About my moneys and my usances: Still have I borne it with a patient shrug; For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe. 105 You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog, And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine, And all for use of that which is mine own. Well then, it now appears you need my help: Go to, then; you come to me, and you say 110 ‘Shylock, we would have moneys:’ you say so; You, that did void your rheum upon my beard, And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur Over your threshold: moneys is your suit. What should I say to you? Should I not say 115 ‘Hath a dog money? is it possible A cur can lend three thousand ducats?’ or Shall I bend low and in a bondman’s key, With bated breath and whispering humbleness, Say this,— 120 ‘Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last; You spurn’d me such a day; another time You call’d me dog; and for these courtesies I’ll lend you thus much moneys’? _Ant._ I am as like to call thee so again, 125 To spit on thee again, to spurn thee too. If thou wilt lend this money, lend it not As to thy friends; for when did friendship take A breed for barren metal of his friend? But lend it rather to thine enemy; 130 Who if he break, thou mayst with better face Exact the penalty. _Shy._ Why, look you, how you storm! I would be friends with you, and have your love, Forget the shames that you have stain’d me with, Supply your present wants, and take no doit 135 Of usance for my moneys, and you’ll not hear me: This is kind I offer. _Bass._ This were kindness. _Shy._ This kindness will I show. Go with me to a notary, seal me there Your single bond; and, in a merry sport, 140 If you repay me not on such a day, In such a place, such sum or sums as are Express’d in the condition, let the forfeit Be nominated for an equal pound Of your fair flesh, to be cut off and taken 145 In what part of your body pleaseth me. _Ant._ Content, i’faith: I’ll seal to such a bond, And say there is much kindness in the Jew. _Bass._ You shall not seal to such a bond for me: I’ll rather dwell in my necessity. 150