1 Ser.
Hear you, good master steward, where's our master?
Are we undone, cast off, nothing remaining?

Flav.
Alack, my fellows, what should I say to you?
Let me be recorded by the righteous gods,
I am as poor as you.

1 Ser.
Such a house broke!
So noble a Master faln! all gone! and not
One friend to take his fortune by the arm,
And go along with him?

&plquo;2 Ser.
&plquo;As we do turn our backs
&plquo;From our companion, thrown into his grave,
&plquo;So his familiars to his buried fortunes
&plquo;Slink all away, leave their false vows with him
&plquo;Like empty purses pick'd: and his poor self
&plquo;A dedicated beggar to the air,
&plquo;With his disease of all-shunn'd poverty,
&plquo;Walks like Contempt alone.—More of our fellows. Enter other servants.

Fla.
All broken implements of a ruin'd house!

3 Ser.
Yet do our hearts wear Timon's livery,
That see I by our faces; we are fellows,
Serving alike in sorrow. Leak'd is our bark,
And we, poor mates, stand on the dying deck,
Hearing the surges threat: we must all part
Into the sea of air.

Fla.
Good fellows all,
The latest of my wealth I'll share amongst you.
Where-ever we shall meet, for Timon's sake,
Let's yet be fellows: shake our heads, and say,
(As 'twere a knell unto our master's fortunes)
We have seen better days. Let each take some;
Nay put out all your hands; not one word more,
Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poor. [He gives them mony, they embrace and part several ways.
Oh the fierce wretchedness that glory brings us!
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who'd be so mock'd with glory, as to live
But in a dream of friendship?
To have his pomp, and all what state compounds,
But only painted like his vanish'd friends?

Poor honest lord! brought low by his own heart,
Undone by goodness: strange unusual blood,
When man's worst sin is, he does too much good.
Who then dares to be half so kind again?
For bounty that makes gods, does still mar men.
My dearest lord, blest to be most accurs'd,
Rich only to be wretched; thy great fortunes
Are made thy chief afflictions. Alas, kind lord!
He's flung in rage from this ungrateful seat
Of monstrous friends: nor has he with him to
Supply his life, or that which can command it:
I'll follow and enquire him out.
I'll ever serve his mind with my best will,
Whilst I have gold, I'll be his steward still. [Exit.

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