SCENE II.
Enter Mr. Page.
Page.
Who's there?
Eva.
Here is Got's plessing, and your friend, and
Justice Shallow; and here's young master Slender; that,
peradventures, shall tell you another tale, if matters
grow to your likings.
Page.
I am glad to see your worships well. I thank
you for my venison, master Shallow.
Shal.
Master Page, I am glad to see you; much
good do it your good heart: I wish'd your venison
better; it was ill kill'd. How doth good mistress
Page? and I thank you always with my heart, la;
with my heart.
Page.
Sir, I thank you.
Shal.
Sir, I thank you; by yea and no, I do.
Page.
I am glad to see you, good master Slender.
Slen.
How does your fallow greyhound, Sir? I
heard say, he was out-run on Cotsale6Q0094.
Page.
It could not be judg'd, Sir.
Slen.
You'll not confess, you'll not confess.
Shal.
That he will not—'tis your fault, 'tis your
fault—'tis a good dog.
Page.
A cur, Sir.
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Shal.
Sir, he's a good dog, and a fair dog; can
there be more said? he is good and fair.—Is Sir John
Falstaff here?
Page.
Sir, he is within; and I would, I could do
a good office between you.
Eva.
It is spoke as a christians ought to speak.
Shal.
He hath wrong'd me, master Page.
Page.
Sir, he doth in some sort confess it.
Shal.
If it be confess'd, it is not redress'd; is not
that so, master Page? He hath wrong'd me—indeed,
he hath—at a word, he hath—believe me—Robert
Shallow Esq; saith, he is wrong'd.
Page.
Here comes Sir John.
Samuel Johnson [1765], The plays of William Shakespeare, in eight volumes, with the corrections and illustrations of Various Commentators; To which are added notes by Sam. Johnson (Printed for J. and R. Tonson [and] C. Corbet [etc.], London) [word count] [S11001].