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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