_Bass._ You have obtain’d it. _Gra._ You must not deny me: I must go with you to Belmont. _Bass._ Why, then you must. But hear thee, Gratiano: 165 Thou art too wild, too rude, and bold of voice; Parts that become thee happily enough, And in such eyes as ours appear not faults; But where thou art not known, why, there they show Something too liberal. Pray thee, take pain 170 To allay with some cold drops of modesty Thy skipping spirit; lest, through thy wild behaviour, I be misconstrued in the place I go to, And lose my hopes. _Gra._ Signior Bassanio, hear me: If I do not put on a sober habit, 175 Talk with respect, and swear but now and then, Wear prayer-books in my pocket, look demurely; Nay more, while grace is saying, hood mine eyes Thus with my hat, and sigh, and say ‘amen;’ Use all the observance of civility, 180 Like one well studied in a sad ostent To please his grandam, never trust me more. _Bass._ Well, we shall see your bearing. _Gra._ Nay, but I bar to-night: you shall not gauge me By what we do to-night. _Bass._ No, that were pity: 185 I would entreat you rather to put on Your boldest suit of mirth, for we have friends That purpose merriment. But fare you well: I have some business. _Gra._ And I must to Lorenzo and the rest: 190 But we will visit you at supper-time. [_Exeunt._ ~~~~~ Linenotes: _The Merchant of Venice_, II, 2. Enter L.] Enter the Clown alone. Qq Ff. 1: _will_] _will not_ Halliwell. 3, 4, 7: _Gobbo_] Q1. _Iobbe_ Q2 F1 F2 Q3 Q4. _Job_ F3 F4. _Launcelot_] _Launcelet_ Qq Ff. 8: _running with_] _running; withe_ Anon. ap. Steevens conj. _courageous_] _contagious_ Collier MS. 9: _Via_] Rowe. _fia_ Qq Ff. 10: _for the_] _fore the_ Collier MS. _heavens._] _heavens:_ Capell. _haven_ Mason conj. 19: _well_] _ill_ Q1. 23: _incarnal_] Q1. _incarnation_ Q2 Ff Q3 Q4. 24: _but_] om. Ff. 27: _command_] Q1 _commandment_ Q2 Ff Q3 Q4. 28: _young man_] _young-man_ Q2 Q3 Q4 F3 F4. _yong-man_ F1 F2. 32: _confusions_] Q2 Ff Q3 Q4. _conclusions_ Q1. 35: _up on_] Qq. _upon_ Ff. 38: _to_] _unto_ Q1. 39: _By_] F4. _Be_ Qq F1 F2 F3. _sonties_] _bonties_ Jackson conj. 46: _say it_] Q1. _say’t_ Q2 Ff Q3 Q4. 50: _Launcelot_] _Gobbo_ Farmer conj. _sir_] Qq. om. Ff. 52: _Launcelot?_] _Launcelet?_ Q3 Q4 F4. _Launcelet._ Q1 Q2 F1 F2 F3. See note (III). 57: _is_] _in_ F2. 62: _know_] _not know_ Dyce conj. 71: _murder_] _muder_ Q2. 72: _at the length_] Q1. _in the end_ Q2 Ff Q3 Q4. 73: _will out_] Qq F1. _will not_ F2 F3 F4. 85: _might_] om. Capell (corrected in MS.). 87: _fill-horse_] Pope (ed. 2). _pil-horse_ Q1. _philhorse_ Q2 Ff Q3 Q4. _thill-horse_ Theobald. 90: _of my_] Qq F1. F2. _on my_ F3 F4. _last_] _lost_ Q2 F1.