More allegiance!
Cesar, Cesar! [He scatters largesse.

CESARE.

Lord of the feast, lord of all revels, lord of Rome! Now read Pasquino’s libels—then follow to church.

[Exit into San Giacomo with Sancia and Djem.

VOICES.

But he has the face of a king.
—I picked a stone and threw—it grew like a millstone when he smiled at me.
—He has a face full of pardon.
—You shamed him with the ghost.
—La, la, la! He is shameless as a child. You may be ribald before him; he cannot for very innocence reprove.
—He bade us read Pasquino.
—Come!
—Messer Millini, you are a notary.
—Read!
—Catch these doves round Pasquino, and let us hear them coo.
—What part does he play?

NOTARY.

’Tis Proteus.

AN ONION-SELLER.

And what is Proteus?