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Cassius, be content.
Speak your griefs softly. I do know you well.
Before the eyes of both our armies here,
Which should perceive nothing but love from us,

Let us not wrangle. Bid them move away. [45]
Then in my tent, Cassius, enlarge your griefs,
And I will give you audience.

CASSIUS
Pindarus,

Bid our commanders lead their charges off
A little from this ground.

BRUTUS
Lucilius, do you the like, and let no man [50]
Come to our tent till we have done our conference.
Let Lucius and Titinius guard our door.

Exeunt all but Brutus and Cassius.

CASSIUS
That you have wronged me doth appear in this:
You have condemned and noted Lucius Pella
For taking bribes here of the Sardians; [55]

Wherein my letters, praying on his side
Because I knew the man, was slighted off.

BRUTUS
You wronged yourself to write in such a case.

CASSIUS
In such a time as this it is not meet
That every nice offence should bear his comment. [60]

BRUTUS
Let me tell you, Cassius, you yourself

Are much condemned to have an itching palm,
To sell and mart your offices for gold