_Ant._ Why, fear not, man; I will not forfeit it: Within these two months, that’s a month before This bond expires, I do expect return Of thrice three times the value of this bond. _Shy._ O father Abram, what these Christians are, 155 Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect The thoughts of others! Pray you, tell me this; If he should break his day, what should I gain By the exaction of the forfeiture? A pound of man’s flesh taken from a man 160 Is not so estimable, profitable neither, As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats. I say, To buy his favour, I extend this friendship: If he will take it, so; if not, adieu; And, for my love, I pray you wrong me not. 165 _Ant._ Yes, Shylock, I will seal unto this bond. _Shy._ Then meet me forthwith at the notary’s; Give him direction for this merry bond; And I will go and purse the ducats straight; See to my house, left in the fearful guard 170 Of an unthrifty knave; and presently I will be with you. _Ant._ Hie thee, gentle Jew. [_Exit Shylock._ The Hebrew will turn Christian: he grows kind. _Bass._ I like not fair terms and a villain’s mind. _Ant._ Come on: in this there can be no dismay; 175 My ships come home a month before the day. [_Exeunt._ ~~~~~ Linenotes: _The Merchant of Venice_, I, 3. 3: _months_] _mouths_ F2. 14: _Ho,...no_] Qq F1. _No, no, no, no, no_ F2. _No, no, no, no_ F3 F4. 18: _Rialto_] _Ryalta_ Qq F1. _Ryalto_ F2 F3. _Royalto_ F4. 19: _hath, squandered_] Theobald. _hath squandred_ Qq Ff. 21: _land-rats_] _lands rats_ F2. _water-thieves and land-thieves_] _land thieves and water thieves_ Singer (Eccles conj.). 29, 30: _to eat...into._] omitted by Johnson. 33: _Rialto_] Q3 Q4. _Ryalto_ Q1 Q2 F2 F3 F4. _Ryalta_ F1. 34: _is he_] om. Rowe. 45: _well-won_] Q1 Q3 Q4. _well-wone_ Q2. _well-worne_ F1 F2 F3. _well-worn_ F4. 47: _Shylock_] _Shyloch_ Q1. 56: _although_] Q1 _albeit_ Q2 Ff Q3 Q4. 58: _ripe_] _rife_ Johnson conj. 59, 60: _Is...would?_] Q2 Q3 Q4. _are you resolv’d How much he would have_ Q1. _is he yet possest How much he would_ Ff. _Is he yet possest, How much you would_ Theobald. _are you yet possess’d How much he would_ Collier MS. _Is he yet possess’d How much we would_ S. Walker conj. 62: _you told_] _he told_ Hanmer. 63: _and let_] _but let_ F3 F4. 64: _Methought_] Q1 Q3 Q4. _Me thoughts_ Q2 Ff. 73: _were_] _was_ Q3 Q4. _compromised_] _compremyzd_ Q1 Q2 F1. _comprimyz’d_ F2 F3. compremiz’d Q3 Q4. comprimis’d F4. 74: _eanlings_] _eanelings_ Qq F1 F2 F3. _euelings_ F4. _ewelings_ Rowe. _yeanlings_ Pope. 76: _In the end_] _In th’ end_ Q1. _In end_ Q2 Ff Q3 Q4. 77: _And_] _Then_ Hanmer. 79: _peel’d_] _pyld_ Q1 Q2. _pil’d_ Ff. _pyl’d_ Q3 Q4. 82: _eaning_] _yeaning_ Rowe. 89: _inserted_] _inferred_ Collier MS. 91: _breed_] _breeds_ F2.