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What, John! Robert! John!
[Enter John and Robert.]
Go take up these clothes here quickly. Where’s the cowl-staff? Look, how you
drumble! Carry them to the laundress [135] in Datchet Mead; quickly, come.

[Enter Ford, Page, Caius, and Evans.]

FORD

Pray you come near: if I suspect without cause, why then make sport at me;
then let me be your jest, I deserve it. − How now? Whither bear you this?

JOHN
To the laundress, forsooth. [140]

MISTRESS FORD
Why, what have you to do whither they bear it? You were best meddle with
buck-washing!

FORD
Buck? I would I could wash myself of the buck! Buck, buck, buck! Ay, buck; I

warrant you, buck; and of the season too, it shall appear. [145] [Exeunt John,
Robert, and Robin with the basket.] Gentlemen, I have dreamed tonight; I’ll
tell you my dream. Here, here, here be my keys; ascend my chambers;

search, seek, find out. I’ll warrant we’ll unkennel the fox. Let me stop this
way first. [Locking the door.] So, now uncape. [150]

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Good Master Ford, be contented; you wrong yourself too much.

FORD
True, Master Page. − Up, gentlemen, you shall see sport anon; follow me,
gentlemen.
[Exit.]

EVANS
This is fery fantastical humours and jealousies. [155]