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ACT III IT
Scene I IT
Flourish. Enter Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, Casca, Decius, Metellus Cimber,
Trebonius, Cinna, Antony, Lepidus, Popilius Lena, Publius, the Soothsayer and
Artemidorus.
CAESAR
The Ides of March are come.
SOOTHSAYER
Ay, Caesar, but not gone.
ARTEMIDORUS
Hail, Caesar! Read this schedule.
DECIUS
Trebonius doth desire you to o’er-read,
At your best leisure, this his humble suit. [5]
ARTEMIDORUS
O Caesar, read mine first, for mine’s a suit
That touches Caesar nearer. Read it, great Caesar!
CAESAR
What touches us ourself shall be last served.
ARTEMIDORUS
Delay not, Caesar, read it instantly!
CAESAR
