_Por._ What, no more? 300 Pay him six thousand, and deface the bond; Double six thousand, and then treble that, Before a friend of this description Shall lose a hair through Bassanio’s fault. First go with me to church and call me wife, 305 And then away to Venice to your friend; For never shall you lie by Portia’s side With an unquiet soul. You shall have gold To pay the petty debt twenty times over: When it is paid, bring your true friend along. 310 My maid Nerissa and myself meantime Will live as maids and widows. Come, away! For you shall hence upon your wedding-day: Bid your friends welcome, show a merry cheer: Since you are dear bought, I will love you dear. 315 But let me hear the letter of your friend. _Bass._ [_reads_] Sweet Bassanio, my ships have all miscarried, my creditors grow cruel, my estate is very low, my bond to the Jew is forfeit; and since in paying it, it is impossible I should live, all debts are cleared between you and I, if I might but see you at my 320 death. Notwithstanding, use your pleasure: if your love do not persuade you to come, let not my letter. _Por._ O love, dispatch all business, and be gone! _Bass._ Since I have your good leave to go away, I will make haste: but, till I come again, 325 No bed shall e’er be guilty of my stay, No rest be interposer ’twixt us twain. [_Exeunt._ ~~~~~ Linenotes: _The Merchant of Venice_, III, 2. SCENE II. Enter...] Enter B. P. G. and all their Traines. Qq. (traine. Ff.) 1: Por.] Por. [Aside to Bass. Anon. conj. 3: _therefore_] om. Pope. 11: _I am then_] Q1. _then I am_ Q2 Ff Q3 Q4. 16: _half yours_] _half_ F2 F3 F4. _yours_ Capell. 17: _if_] Qq. _of_ F1. _first_ F2 F3 F4. 18: _O_] Qq Ff. _Alas_ Pope. 19: _Put_] F2 F3. _Puts_ Qq F1 F4. 20: _not yours_] _I’m not yours_ Johnson conj. _so_] _not so_ Capell. 21: _it, not I_] _it, not me_ Hanmer. _it. Not I_ Warburton. _it—Not I_ Johnson. 22: _peize_] Qq Ff. _poize_ Rowe (ed. 1). _peece_ Rowe (ed. 2). _piece_ Johnson. _pause_ Collier MS. 23: _eke_] _eck_ Q1. _ech_ Q2. _ich_ F1 F2 F3. _eech_ Q3 Q4. _itch_ F4. _eke it_] _eche it out_ Pope (ed. 2). _to draw_] _draw_ F2 F3 F4. _it out_] _out_ Q1. 30: _life_] _league_ S. Walker conj. 33: _do_] _doth_ F1. 44: _Then_] [Aside] _Then_ Anon. conj. 46: _proper_] _just_ Pope. 54: _presence_] _prescience_ Becket conj. 61: _thou_] See note (VII). _much much_] Q2 F2 Q3 Q4 F3. _much_ Q1 F1 F4. 62: _I_] _To_ Q1. Music.] Here Music. Ff. om. Qq. whilst...] the whilst. Qq Ff. 63: _is_] _his_ Warburton. 66: _Reply, reply_] _Reply_ Hanmer. See note (VIII). 67: _eye_] Qq. _eyes_ Ff. 71: _I’ll begin it_] Printed in Roman letters in Qq Ff, the rest of the song being in italics. 81: _vice_] F2 F3 F4. _voice_ Qq F1. 82: _mark_] om. Q1.