Moth. Marry, sir, you must send the ass upon the 050 horse, for he is very slow-gaited. But I go.
Arm. The way is but short: away!
Moth. As swift as lead, sir.
[053] Arm. The meaning, pretty ingenious?
Is not lead a metal heavy, dull, and slow?
055 Moth. Minimè, honest master; or rather, master, no.
Arm. I say lead is slow.
Moth.
[057] You are too swift, sir, to say so:
Is that lead slow which is fired from a gun?