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The Life of Timon of Athens

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2017
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Come away.

ISIDORE'S SERVANT. [To VARRO'S SERVANT.]
There's the fool hangs on your back already.

APEMANTUS

No, thou stand'st single; thou'rt not on him yet.

CAPHIS

Where's the fool now?

APEMANTUS. He last asked the question. Poor rogues and usurers' men! bawds between gold and want!

ALL SERVANTS

What are we, Apemantus?

APEMANTUS

Asses.

ALL SERVANTS

Why?

APEMANTUS. That you ask me what you are, and do not know yourselves. Speak to 'em, fool.

FOOL

How do you, gentlemen?

ALL SERVANTS

Gramercies, good fool. How does your mistress?

FOOL. She's e'en setting on water to scald such chickens as you are. Would we could see you at Corinth!

APEMANTUS

Good! gramercy.

[Enter PAGE.]

FOOL

Look you, here comes my mistress' page.

PAGE. [To the FOOL.] Why, how now, Captain! what do you in this wise company? How dost thou, Apemantus?

APEMANTUS. Would I had a rod in my mouth, that I might answer thee profitably.

PAGE. Prithee, Apemantus, read me the superscription of these letters: I know not which is which.

APEMANTUS

Canst not read?

PAGE

No.

APEMANTUS. There will little learning die, then, that day thou art hanged. This is to Lord Timon; this to Alcibiades. Go; thou wast born a bastard, and thou'lt die a bawd.

PAGE

Thou wast whelped a dog, and thou shalt famish a dog's death.
Answer not; I am gone.

[Exit PAGE.]

APEMANTUS

E'en so thou outrunn'st grace. —
Fool, I will go with you to Lord Timon's.

FOOL

Will you leave me there?

APEMANTUS

If Timon stay at home. You three serve three usurers?

ALL SERVANTS

Ay; would they served us!

APEMANTUS

So would I, as good a trick as ever hangman served thief.

FOOL

Are you three usurers' men?

ALL SERVANTS

Ay, fool.
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