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NYM
Slice, I say; pauca, pauca; slice, that’s my humour!
SLENDER
Where’s Simple, my man? Can you tell, cousin?
EVANS
Peace, I pray you. Now let us understand: there is three umpires in this
matter, as I understand; that is, Master Page (fidelicet Master Page); and
there is myself [125] (fidelicet myself); and the three party is (lastly and
finally) mine host of the Garter.
PAGE
We three to hear it and end it between them.
EVANS
Fery goot; I will make a prief of it in my notebook, and we will afterwards ’ork
upon the cause with as great [130] discreetly as we can.
FALSTAFF
Pistol!
PISTOL
He hears with ears.
EVANS
The tevil and his tam! What phrase is this, ‘He hears with ear’? Why, it is
affectations. [135]
FALSTAFF
Pistol, did you pick Master Slender’s purse?
SLENDER
Ay, by these gloves, did he, or I would I might never come in mine own great
chamber again else, of seven groats in mill-sixpences, and two Edward
shovel-boards that cost me two shillings and two-pence apiece of [140] Yead
Miller, by these gloves.
