Io. Kisse it, Mopso, and be quiet: Ile salute him civilly. Good speed, good man.
Aram. Welcome, bad boy.
Fris. He speakes to thee, Ioculo.
Io. Meaning thee, Frisco.
Aram. I speake and meane not him, nor him, nor thee; But speaking so, I speake and meane all three.
Io. If ye be good at Rimes and Riddles, old man, expound me this:—
These two serve two, those two serve one;
Assoyle[120] me this and I am gone.
Aram. You three serve three; those three do seeke to one; One shall her finde; he comes, and she is gone.
Io. This is a wise answer: her going caused his comming; For if she had nere gone he had nere come.
Mop. Good maister wizard, leave these murlemewes and tel Mopso plainly whether Gemulo my maister, that gentle shepheard, shall win the love of the faire shepheardesse, his flocke-keeper, or not; and Ile give ye a bottle of as good whey as ere ye laid lips to.