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[Aside to Caius] Pray you let us not be laughing-stocks to other men’s
humours; I desire you in friendship, and I will one way or other make you
amends. [Aloud.) I will knog your urinal about your knave’s cogscomb.

CAIUS
Diable! Jack Rugby, mine host de Jarteer, have I not [80] stay for him to kill
him? Have I not, at de place I did appoint?

EVANS
As I am a Christians soul, now, look you, this is the place appointed. I’ll be
judgement by mine host of the Garter. [85]

HOST
Peace, I say, Gallia and Gaul, French and Welsh, soul-curer and body-curer.

CAIUS
Ay, dat is very good, excellant.

HOST
Peace, I say; hear mine host of the Garter. Am I politic? Am I subtle? Am I a

Machiavel? Shall I lose my [90] doctor? No, he gives me the potions and the
motions. Shall I lose my parson? My priest? My Sir Hugh? No, he gives me the
proverbs and the no-verbs. Give me thy hand, terrestrial, so; give me thy
hand, celestial, so. Boys of art, I have deceived you both; I have directed you
to [95] wrong places; your hearts are mighty, your skins are whole, and let

burnt sack be the issue. Come, lay their swords to pawn. Follow me, lads of
peace; follow, follow, follow.
Exit.

SHALLOW
Trust me, a mad host. Follow, gentlemen, [100] follow.

SLENDER

O sweet Anne Page!
[Exeunt Shallow, Slender, and Page.]

CAIUS