Val. Ay, my good lord, I know the gentleman

To be of [worth], and worthy estimation,

And not without desert so well reputed.

Duke. Hath he not a son?

55 Val. Ay, my good lord; a son that well deserves

The honour and regard of such a father.

Duke. You know him well?

Val. I [know] him as myself; for from our infancy

We have conversed and spent our hours together:

60 And though myself have been an idle truant,