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POMPEY Know
then
40I came before you here a man prepared
To take this offer, but Mark Antony
Put me to some impatience. (to
ANTONY
)—Though I lose
The praise of it by telling, you must know,
When Caesar and your brother were at blows,
45Your mother came to Sicily and did find
Her welcome friendly.
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POMPEY You should know that when I came here I was prepared to accept
your offer. But Mark Antony made me somewhat angry. (to
ANTONY
) Though it would be nobler to for me
not to speak of this good act myself, you should know that when
Caesar and your brother were fighting, your mother came to Sicily
for refuge. I welcomed her gladly.
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ANTONY
(to
POMPEY
) I have heard it,
Pompey,
And am well studied for a liberal thanks
Which I do owe you.
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ANTONY
(to
POMPEY
) I heard what you did for her,
Pompey, and want to give you the many thanks I owe you.
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POMPEY Let me have your
hand.
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POMPEY Let me shake your hand.
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They clasp hands
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They shake hands.
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I did not think, sir, to have met you here.
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I didn’t think I would see you here.
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ANTONY
50The beds i’ th’ East are soft, and thanks to
you,
That called me timelier than my purpose hither,
For I have gained by ’t.
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ANTONY The East is very seductive. I have you to thank for my trip here;
I wouldn’t have left Egypt otherwise, and I have benefited from
it.
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CAESAR
(to
POMPEY
) Since I saw you last
There’s a change upon you.
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CAESAR
(to
POMPEY
) You’ve changed since the last time I
saw you.
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POMPEY Well, I
know not
What counts harsh Fortune casts upon my face,
55But in my bosom shall she never come
To make my heart her vassal.
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POMPEY Well, I cannot tell how my difficult life has weathered my face,
but I will never let those difficulties subdue my courage.
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