SCENE IV.—VENICE. THE COLUMNS OF ST. MARK. (c).
Enter SHYLOCK, SALARINO, ANTONIO, and GAOLER.
Shy
, Gaoler, look to him. Tell not me of mercy;—
This is the fool that lends out money gratis;—
Gaoler, look to him.
Ant. Hear me yet, good Shylock.
Shy
. I'll have my bond; speak not against my bond;
I have sworn an oath that I will have my bond:
Thou call'dst me dog, before thou had'st a cause:
But, since I am a dog, beware my fangs:
The duke shall grant me justice.—I do wonder,
Thou naughty gaoler, that thou art so fond
To come abroad with him at his request.
Ant
. I pray thee, hear me speak.
Shy
. I'll have my bond; I will not hear thee speak:
I'll have my bond; and therefore speak no more.
I'll not be made a soft and dull-ey'd fool,
To shake the head, relent, and sigh, and yield
To Christian intercessors. Follow not;
I'll have no speaking; I will have my bond.
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Exit
SHYLOCK.
Salar
. It is the most impenetrable cur
That ever kept with men.
Ant
. Let him alone;
I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers.
He seeks my life.
Salar
. I am sure the duke
Will never grant this forfeiture to hold.
Ant
. The duke cannot deny the course of law,
For the commodity that strangers have
With us in Venice, if it be denied,
'Twill much impeach the justice of the state;
Since that the trade and profit of the city
Consisteth of all nations.
Well, gaoler, on:—Pray heaven, Bassanio come
To see me pay his debt, and then I care not.
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