Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

Act 3 - Scene 5

The same. Another room.

Domitius Enobarus : How now, friend Eros!

Eros : There's strange news come, sir.

Domitius Enobarus : What, man?

Eros : Caesar and Lepidus have made wars upon Pompey.

Domitius Enobarus : This is old: what is the success?

Eros : Caesar, having made use of him in the wars 'gainst [p]Pompey,
presently denied him rivality; would not let [p]him partake in the
glory of the action: and not [p]resting here, accuses him of letters
he had formerly [p]wrote to Pompey; upon his own appeal, seizes him:
so [p]the poor third is up, till death enlarge his confine.

Domitius Enobarus : Then, world, thou hast a pair of chaps, no more; [p]And throw between
them all the food thou hast, [p]They'll grind the one the other.
Where's Antony?

Eros : He's walking in the garden--thus; and spurns [p]The rush that lies
before him; cries, 'Fool Lepidus!' [p]And threats the throat of that
his officer [p]That murder'd Pompey.

Domitius Enobarus : Our great navy's rigg'd.

Eros : For Italy and Caesar. More, Domitius; [p]My lord desires you
presently: my news [p]I might have told hereafter.

Domitius Enobarus : 'Twill be naught: [p]But let it be. Bring me to Antony.

Eros : Come, sir.

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