Tim. Near! why then, another time I'll hear thee: I prithee, let's be provided to show them enter tainment. Flav. [Aside] I scarce know how. Enter a second Servant. Sec. Serv. May it please your honour, Lord Out of his free love, hath presented to you Four milk-white horses, trapp'd in silver. Tim. I shall accept them fairly let the presents 190 Be worthily entertain❜d. Enter a third Servant. How now! what news? Third Serv. Please you, my lord, that honourable gentleman, Lord Lucullus, entreats your company to-morrow to hunt with him, and has sent your honour two brace of greyhounds. Tim. I'll hunt with him; and let them be received, Not without fair reward. Flav. [Aside] What will this come to? He commands us to provide, and give great gifts, And all out of an empty coffer : Nor will he know his purse, or yield me this, That what he speaks is all in debt, he owes Pays interest for 't; his land's put to their books. Before I were forced out! Happier is he that has no friend to feed 200 Than such that do e'en enemies exceed. I bleed inwardly for my lord. Tim. 210 [Exit. You do yourselves Much wrong, you bate too much of your own merits : Here, my lord, a trifle of our love. Sec. Lord. With more than common thanks I will receive it. Third Lord. O, he's the very soul of bounty! Tim. And now I remember, my lord, you gave Good words the other day of a bay courser I rode on it is yours, because you liked it. Sec. Lord. O, I beseech you, pardon me, my lord, in that. Tim. You may take my word, my lord; I know, no man Can justly praise but what he does affect: I weigh my friend's affection with mine own; All Lords. I'll call to you. O, none so welcome. Tim. I take all and your several visitations Methinks, I could deal kingdoms to my friends, Thou art a soldier, therefore seldom rich; It comes in charity to thee: for all thy living Alcib. Ay, defiled land, my lord. First Lord. We are so virtuously bound Tim. Am I to you. Sec. Lord. So infinitely endear'd— And so 220 230 Tim. All to you. First Lord. Lights, more lights! The best of happiness, Honour and fortunes, keep with you, Lord Timon! Tim. Ready for his friends. Apem. [Exeunt all but Apemantus and Timon. What a coil's here! Serving of becks and jutting-out of bums! I doubt whether their legs be worth the sums That are given for 'em. Friendship 's full of dregs: 240 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, I would be good to thee. Apem. No, I'll nothing: for if I should be bribed too, there would be none left to rail upon thee; and then thou wouldst sin the faster. Thou givest so long, Timon, I fear me thou wilt give away thyself in paper shortly: what need these feasts, pomps and vain-glories? Tim. Nay, an you begin to rail on society 250 once, I am sworn not to give regard to you. Farewell; and come with better music. [Exit. Apem. So: Thou wilt not hear me now; thou shalt not then : I'll lock thy heaven from thee. O, that men's ears should be To counsel deaf, but not to flattery! [Exit. ACT II. SCENE I. A Senator's house. Enter Senator, with papers in his hand. Sen. And late, five thousand; to Varro and to Isidore He owes nine thousand; besides my former sum, And give it Timon, why, the dog coins gold: It cannot hold; no reason All that pass by. Caph. Enter CAPHIS. Here, sir; what is your pleasure? Sen. Get on your cloak, and haste you to Lord Timon; Importune him for my moneys; be not ceased Have smit my credit: I love and honour him, Must not be toss'd and turn'd to me in words, A visage of demand; for, I do fear, Which flashes now a phoenix. Get you gone. 20. uses, necessities. 22. fracted, broken. Caph. I go, sir. Sen. 'I go, sir!'-Take the bonds along with Enter FLAVIUS, with many bills in his hand. Flavius. No care, no stop! so senseless of expense, That he will neither know how to maintain it, Was to be so unwise, to be so kind. What shall be done? he will not hear, till feel: Is 't not your business too? 10 It is so. I fear it. Caph. It is and yours too, Isidore? Caph. Would we were all discharged ! Caph. Here comes the lord. 35. in compt, kept count of, so that the interest might be duly computed. |