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,