Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Act 3 - Scene 3
A street.
Sebastian : I would not by my will have troubled you;
[p]But, since you make your
pleasure of your pains,
[p]I will no further chide you.
Antonio : I could not stay behind you: my desire,
[p]More sharp than filed
steel, did spur me forth;
[p]And not all love to see you, though so
much
[p]As might have drawn one to a longer voyage,
[p]But jealousy
what might befall your travel,
[p]Being skilless in these parts; which
to a stranger,
[p]Unguided and unfriended, often prove
[p]Rough and
unhospitable: my willing love,
[p]The rather by these arguments of
fear,
[p]Set forth in your pursuit.
Sebastian : My kind Antonio,
[p]I can no other answer make but thanks,
[p]And
thanks; and ever thanks; and oft good turns
[p]Are shuffled off with
such uncurrent pay:
[p]But, were my worth as is my conscience
firm,
[p]You should find better dealing. What's to do?
[p]Shall we go
see the reliques of this town?
Antonio : To-morrow, sir: best first go see your lodging.
Sebastian : I am not weary, and 'tis long to night:
[p]I pray you, let us satisfy
our eyes
[p]With the memorials and the things of fame
[p]That do
renown this city.
Antonio : Would you'ld pardon me;
[p]I do not without danger walk these
streets:
[p]Once, in a sea-fight, 'gainst the count his galleys
[p]I
did some service; of such note indeed,
[p]That were I ta'en here it
would scarce be answer'd.
Sebastian : Belike you slew great number of his people.
Antonio : The offence is not of such a bloody nature;
[p]Albeit the quality of
the time and quarrel
[p]Might well have given us bloody
argument.
[p]It might have since been answer'd in repaying
[p]What we
took from them; which, for traffic's sake,
[p]Most of our city did:
only myself stood out;
[p]For which, if I be lapsed in this
place,
[p]I shall pay dear.
Sebastian : Do not then walk too open.
Antonio : It doth not fit me. Hold, sir, here's my purse.
[p]In the south
suburbs, at the Elephant,
[p]Is best to lodge: I will bespeak our
diet,
[p]Whiles you beguile the time and feed your knowledge
[p]With
viewing of the town: there shall you have me.
Sebastian : Why I your purse?
Antonio : Haply your eye shall light upon some toy
[p]You have desire to
purchase; and your store,
[p]I think, is not for idle markets, sir.
Sebastian : I'll be your purse-bearer and leave you
[p]For an hour.
Antonio : To the Elephant.
Sebastian : I do remember.
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