No Fear Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra: Act 2 Scene 4

Act 2 Scene 4

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Enter LEPIDUS, MECAENAS, and AGRIPPA	LEPIDUS, MAECENAS, and AGRIPPA enter.
LEPIDUS Trouble yourselves no further. Pray you, hasten Your generals after.	LEPIDUS Don’t spend any more time here. Go tell your generals to hurry their preparations.
AGRIPPA Sir, Mark Antony Will e’en but kiss Octavia, and we’ll follow.	AGRIPPA Sir, we’ll follow as soon as Mark Antony kisses Octavia good-bye.
LEPIDUS Till I shall see you in your soldiers’ dress, 5Which will become you both, farewell.	LEPIDUS Good-bye then, until the time I see you dressed in your battle gear, which will suit you both very well.
MAECENAS We shall, As I conceive the journey, be at the Mount Before you, Lepidus.	MAECENAS According to my reckoning, we’ll get to Mt. Misena before you, Lepidus.
LEPIDUS Your way is shorter. My purposes do draw me much about. You’ll win two days upon me.	LEPIDUS You’re taking a shorter route. My plans take me a roundabout way. You’ll get there two days before me.
MAECENAS, AGRIPPA Sir, good success.	BOTH Good luck, sir.
LEPIDUS 10Farewell.	LEPIDUS Farewell.
Exeunt	They exit.