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The swallow follows not summer more willing than we your lordship. [30]

TIMON
[aside] Nor more willingly leaves winter; such summer birds are men. −
Gentlemen, our dinner will not recompense this long stay. Feast your ears
with the music awhile, if they will fare so harshly o’ th’ trumpet’s sound; we
shall to ’t presently.

FIRST LORD
I hope it remains not unkindly with your [35] lordship that I return’d you an
empty messenger.

TIMON
O sir, let it not trouble you.

SECOND LORD
My noble lord −

TIMON
Ah my good friend, what cheer?

[The banquet brought in]

SECOND LORD

My most honourable lord, I am e’en sick [40] of shame, that when your
lordship this other day sent to me I was so unfortunate a beggar.

TIMON
Think not on’t, sir.

SECOND LORD
If you had sent but two hours before −

TIMON
Let it not cumber your better remembrance. [45] − Come, bring in all
together.

SECOND LORD