First Lord. The best of happiness, honour and fortunes, keep with you, Lord Timon![1920][1921]
Tim. Ready for his friends.[1920][1922]
[Exeunt all but Apemantus and Timon.
Apem. What a coil's here![1923][1924]
Serving of becks and jutting-out of bums![1924][1925] 230
I doubt whether their legs be worth the sums[1924]
That are given for 'em. Friendship's full of dregs:[1924]
Methinks, false hearts should never have sound legs.
Thus honest fools lay out their wealth on court'sies.
Tim. Now, Apemantus, if thou wert not sullen, 235
I would be good to thee.
Apem. No, I'll nothing: for if I should be bribed too,[1926]
there would be none left to rail upon thee; and then thou[1926]
wouldst sin the faster. Thou givest so long, Timon, I fear[1926]
me thou wilt give away thyself in paper shortly: what[1926][1927] 240
needs these feasts, pomps and vain-glories?[1926][1928]
Tim. Nay, an you begin to rail on society once, I am[1926][1929]
sworn not to give regard to you. Farewell; and come with[1926]
better music.[1926] [Exit.
Apem. So: thou wilt not hear me now; thou shalt not[1930][1931]245
then: I'll lock thy heaven from thee.[1930][1932]
O, that men's ears should be[1930]
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery![1930] [Exit.
FOOTNOTES:
[1597] Act i. Scene i.] Actus Primus. Scæna Prima. Ff. See note (I).