And what they whisper they are fain to make.

The nobles huddle in uncertainty,

Like sheep that meet a cart, the dog behind.

On the Rialto, ere I left this morning,

The hoarse-voiced makers of the books, whose leaves

Are I. O. U.'s to ruin, vainly laid

Long odds upon the widow.

Rom.'Tis not death?

Ber. Nay, only banishment. Whoever breaks

A promise made to wed, to exile goes.