SIR TOBY.
A very dishonest paltry boy, and more a coward than a hare. His
dishonesty appears in leaving his friend here in necessity, and denying
him; and for his cowardship, ask Fabian.
FABIAN.
A coward, a most devout coward, religious in it.
SIR ANDREW.
’Slid, I’ll after him again and beat him.
SIR TOBY.
Do, cuff him soundly, but never draw thy sword.
SIR ANDREW.
And I do not—
[_Exit._]
FABIAN.
Come, let’s see the event.
SIR TOBY.
I dare lay any money ’twill be nothing yet.
[_Exeunt._]
ACT IV.
SCENE I. The Street before Olivia’s House.
Enter Sebastian and Clown.
CLOWN.
Will you make me believe that I am not sent for you?
SEBASTIAN.
Go to, go to, thou art a foolish fellow.
Let me be clear of thee.
CLOWN.
Well held out, i’ faith! No, I do not know you, nor I am not sent to
you by my lady, to bid you come speak with her; nor your name is not
Master Cesario; nor this is not my nose neither. Nothing that is so, is
so.
SEBASTIAN.
I prithee vent thy folly somewhere else,
Thou know’st not me.
CLOWN.
Vent my folly! He has heard that word of some great man, and now
applies it to a fool. Vent my folly! I am afraid this great lubber, the
world, will prove a cockney. I prithee now, ungird thy strangeness, and
tell me what I shall vent to my lady. Shall I vent to her that thou art
coming?
SEBASTIAN.
I prithee, foolish Greek, depart from me.
There’s money for thee; if you tarry longer
I shall give worse payment.
CLOWN.
By my troth, thou hast an open hand. These wise men that give fools
money get themselves a good report—after fourteen years’ purchase.
Enter Sir Andrew, Sir Toby and Fabian.
SIR ANDREW.
Now sir, have I met you again? There’s for you.
[_Striking Sebastian._]
SEBASTIAN.
Why, there’s for thee, and there, and there.
Are all the people mad?
[_Beating Sir Andrew._]
SIR TOBY.
Hold, sir, or I’ll throw your dagger o’er the house.
CLOWN.
This will I tell my lady straight. I would not be in some of your coats
for twopence.
[_Exit Clown._]
SIR TOBY.
Come on, sir, hold!
SIR ANDREW.
Nay, let him alone, I’ll go another way to work with him. I’ll have an
action of battery against him, if there be any law in Illyria. Though I
struck him first, yet it’s no matter for that.
SEBASTIAN.
Let go thy hand!
SIR TOBY.
Come, sir, I will not let you go. Come, my young soldier, put up your
iron: you are well fleshed. Come on.
SEBASTIAN.
I will be free from thee. What wouldst thou now?
If thou dar’st tempt me further, draw thy sword.
[_Draws._]
SIR TOBY.
What, what? Nay, then, I must have an ounce or two of this malapert
blood from you.
[_Draws._]
Enter Olivia.
OLIVIA.
Hold, Toby! On thy life I charge thee hold!
SIR TOBY.
Madam.
OLIVIA.
Will it be ever thus? Ungracious wretch,
Fit for the mountains and the barbarous caves,
Where manners ne’er were preach’d! Out of my sight!
Be not offended, dear Cesario.
Rudesby, be gone!
[_Exeunt Sir Toby, Sir Andrew and Fabian._]
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