20 Come to the bay of Ephesus, he dies,
His goods confiscate to the duke’s dispose;
Unless a thousand marks be levied,
To quit the penalty and [to ransom] him.
Thy substance, valued at the highest rate,
25 Cannot amount unto a hundred marks;
Therefore by law thou art condemn’d to die.
Æge. Yet [this] my comfort: when your words are done,
My woes end likewise with the evening sun.
Duke. Well, Syracusian, say, in brief, the cause