Act III. Scene II.
Enter Sir William Sage and his lady.
Sir William Sage. I wonder that Mimick is not here! for his company is very delightful, to pass away idle time; for idle time is only free for fool’s company.
Lady. He is rather a knave than a fool, but here he comes.
Enter Mimick.
Sir W. Sage. Mimick, have you chosen a profession yet?
Mimick. Yes, marry have I, for I intend to be an orator.
Sir W. Sage. If you be a professed orator, I suppose you have studied a speech.
Mimick. Yes, I have studied, as orators use to do, in making an oration: for I have rackt my brain, stretched my wit, strapadoed my memory, tortured my thoughts, and kept my sences awake.