SCENE II.
Changes to Timon's Hall.
Enter Flavius, with many bills in his hand.
Flav.
No care, no stop. So senseless of expence,
That he will neither know how to maintain it,
Nor cease his flow of riot; takes no account
How things go from him, and resumes no care
Of what is to continue. 4 note
Never Mind
Was to be so unwise, to be so kind.
What shall be done. He will not hear, 'till feel.
I must be round with him, now he comes from hunting.
Enter Caphis, with the servants of Isidore, and Varro.
Fy, fy, fy, fy.
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Caph.
5 note
Good even, Varro. What, you come for money?
Var.
Is't not your business too?
Caph.
It is; and your's too, Isidore?
Isid.
It is so.
Caph.
'Would we were all discharg'd!
Var.
I fear it.
Caph.
Here comes the Lord.
Enter Timon, and his train.
Tim.
So soon as dinner's done, we'll forth again,
My Alcibiades.—Well, what's your will?
[They present their bills.
Caph.
My Lord, here is a note of certain dues.
Tim.
Dues? Whence are you?
Caph.
Of Athens here, my Lord.
Tim.
Go to my Steward.
Caph.
Please it your Lordship, he hath put me off
To the succession of new days, this month.
My master is awak'd by great occasion,
To call upon his own; and humbly prays you,
That with your other noble parts you'll suit,
In giving him his Right.
Tim.
Mine honest friend,
I pr'ythee, but repair to me next morning.
Caph.
Nay, good my Lord—
Tim.
Contain thyself, good friend.
Var.
One Varro's servant, my good Lord—
Isid.
From Isidore. He prays your speedy payment—
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Caph.
If you did know, my Lord, my master's wants—
Var.
'Twas due on forfeiture, my Lord, six weeks
And past.—
Isid.
Your Steward puts me off, my Lord,
And I am sent expresly to your Lordship.
Tim.
Give me breath.
—I do beseech you, good my Lords, keep on,
[Exeunt Lords.
I'll wait upon you instantly.—Come hither, pray you.
[To Flavius.
How goes the world, that I am thus encountred
With clam'rous demands of broken bonds,
And the detention of long-since-due debts,
Against my honour?
Flav.
Please you, gentlemen,
The time is unagreeable to this business.
Your importunity cease, 'till after dinner;
That I may make his Lordship understand
Wherefore you are not paid.
Tim.
Do so, my friends. See them well entertain'd.
[Exit Timon.
Flav.
Pray, draw near.
[Exit Flavius.
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].
