Herbert:
[Carelessly.] In faith I don’t know—a girl’s whim, I suppose.
Shakespeare:
Strange—a girl seldom denies her love—and Mistress Fitton has courage. Most strange!
Herbert:
Well, you must ravel out the tangle at some idle moment; it’s too knotty for me. Have you seen Chapman’s “Iliad”? I’ve just been reading it: ’tis as fine as Homer; don’t you think?
Shakespeare:
I am not learned enough to judge.
Herbert:
I hear you met Bacon the other day. What did you think of him?