Canst thou be mum?
FRIAR
Dame, I have been
A bishop’s valet, a nun’s confidant,
A wife’s confessor, a maid’s notary;
As coroner, I’ve sat in Cheapside inns
When more than wine flowed. This breast can be dark
As Pharaoh’s chamber in the pyramids.
ALISOUN
List then: Ye wot I made a bet last night