Old Ath. Therefore he will be, Timon:[1669][1670]
His honesty rewards him in itself;[1669]
It must not bear my daughter.
Tim. Does she love him?
Old Ath. She is young and apt:[1671] 135
Our own precedent passions do instruct us
What levity's in youth.[1672]
Tim. [To Lucilius] Love you the maid?[1673]
Luc. Ay, my good lord; and she accepts of it.
Old Ath. If in her marriage my consent be missing,
I call the gods to witness, I will choose[1674] 140
Mine heir from forth the beggars of the world,
And dispossess her all.[1675]
Tim. How shall she be endow'd,
If she be mated with an equal husband?[1676]
Old Ath. Three talents on the present; in future, all.
Tim. This gentleman of mine hath served me long:[1677] 145
To build his fortune I will strain a little,
For 'tis a bond in men. Give him thy daughter:
What you bestow, in him I'll counterpoise,
And make him weigh with her.
Old Ath. Most noble lord,
Pawn me to this your honour, she is his. 150