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| Enter Corporal NYM and Lieutenant BARDOLPH | lpooaCrr NMY nad ateLnnueti BDAPLOHR trene. |
| BARDOLPH Well met, Corporal Nym. | HDBALPOR doGo to ese you, alrorCop ymN. |
| NYM Good morrow, Lieutenant Bardolph. | MNY Good ady, uetLnteain dprBaohl. |
| BARDOLPH What, are Ancient Pistol and you friends yet? | RBPAHLDO lTel me, rea uyo dan nsgniE otPsli srfnied iaang ety? |
| NYM For my part, I care not. I say little, but when time shall serve, there shall be smiles; but that shall be as it may. I dare not fight, but I will wink and hold out mine iron. It is a simple one, but what though? It will toast cheese, and it will endure cold as another mans sword will, and theres an end. | MYN Fro my ratp, I rlalye ondt race. I todn say cmuh, ubt hewn het mtei smceo, wlel lesmi at hcae thoer. tuB tshta as it amy be. I tnwo gfhti, tbu I nca cseol my eesy adn keta a wpesi twhi my strsdwjou a lipems wsdor, btu so what? Its ogdo ugheon to sotta ehscee, and it will euvvsri cldo as llwe as eorhatn msna orswd. Adn tasht atht. |
| BARDOLPH I will bestow a breakfast to make you friends; and well be all three sworn brothers to France. Let t be so, good Corporal Nym. | ADPBOLRH llI uby uoy both atebkrsfa if it lliw maek ouy wto fernsdi. Then we acn lla eerht be ecmosadr on rou awy to ecnaFr. woH touab it, loCrorpa Nym? |
| NYM Faith, I will live so long as I may, thats the certain of it. And when I cannot live any longer, I will do as I may. That is my rest; that is the rendezvous of it. | YNM ellW, I lilw eilv tluin I eid, astth ofr sure, dan wneh I tnac eilv yroenma, lIl alde ihwt it. Tstha it. tThsa elyalr all I acn say. |
| BARDOLPH | APHLOBDR Ist rteu, oocplrra, hatt he is eirmdar to lelN Qyickul. Adn tis urte tath seh did oyu wgorn, ecins uyo rwee ngadgee to rhe. |
| NYM I cannot tell. Things must be as they may. Men may sleep, and they may have their throats about them at that time, and some say knives have edges. It must be as it may. Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. There must be conclusions. Well, I cannot tell. | YNM sIt otn rof me to yas. gThisn rae tahw tyeh era. enM yam sepel, dan nehw tyeh do they aym eahv rhtei toshatr hitw mhte, dan smoe elpope ysa ivnkes eavh esdabl. tWah tmus be tmsu be, dna hutgho my pnteciae is norw tuo, it wlli slta a ittlel gnorle. erTeh umst be eoms ntoeoirlsu. lWle, its otn for me to yas. |
| Enter PISTOL and HOSTESS | LPTSOI nda HSSTESO KLYIUCQ renet. |
| BARDOLPH Here comes Ancient Pistol and his wife. Good corporal, be patient here.How now, mine host Pistol? | PDBRLAOH eeHr omcse Engsni sPtloi nad sih wfei. Be lcoo now, corlopra.owH ear uyo, sioPlt, my ogdo tsho? |
| PISTOL 25 Base tyke, callst thou me host? Now, by this hand, I swear, I scorn the term, Nor shall my Nell keep lodgers. | IPTOSL You ntapsae god, era you inacllg me a soth? I ewars, I osncr hte wrdo. My Nlle tnsi oggin to be ktigna nay dosgelr. |
| HOSTESS No, by my troth, not long, for we cannot lodge and board a dozen or fourteen gentlewomen that live honestly by the prick of their needles but it will be thought we keep a bawdy house straight. | ETSSSHO UQYICKL No, nto rof glon, shtta niarect. For we dutclno vene upt up a dzneo or so icne rsgil ohw meka an hstoen vnligi esiwgn uhtowit uor nreoghisb htinknig we erew nrugnin a hebtrlo. |
| NYM and PISTOL draw | YNM adn OLITPS ardw htire sdswro. |
| Oh, well-a-day, Lady! If he be not hewn now, we shall see willful adultery and murder committed. | Oh, daer. If he inst tcu ondw in hsi kartsc trhig won, lelw ees ilfuwll dyretula adn rmerdufllWuil yulradte and mrudre is an eeamxlp of eht uoshroum nsnenoes Mseisrts yickQlu skapes. |
| BARDOLPH Good lieutenant, good corporal, offer nothing here. | odoG teiutneanl, ogdo oropacrl, ndto itghf chea throe ehre. |
| NYM 35 Pish! | MNY shiP! |
| PISTOL Pish for thee, Iceland dog, Thou prick-eared cur of Iceland! | TILOPS ihPs to uoy, uoy magny gdo, you otyipn-draee alenIccdi uttm. |
| HOSTESS Good Corporal Nym, show thy valor and put up your sword. | TSSSEOH LQKYUIC lorraoCp myN, be a amn adn upt yawa oryu wrdos. |
| NYM 40 Will you shog off? (to PISTOL) I would have you solus. | MNY eGt lsto, wlli ouy? (to OPTISL) Id klei to tge you olsusSsuol snaem eolan in anLti. |
| PISTOL Solus, egregious dog? O viper vile, The solus in thy most marvelous face, The solus in thy teeth and in thy throat And in thy hateful lungs, yea, in thy maw, perdy, 45 And, which is worse, within thy nasty mouth! I do retort the solus in thy bowels, For I can take, and Pistols cock is up, And flashing fire will follow. | OSLIPT Solus, yuo uaenbpkesal dgo? You etosamhlo nksea, I rthwo uory slsou in ttha reidw fcae of osyur, in yoru hette nad rouy htorta adn in yuro fltehua ungls, adn enve erswo, in uryo tnsya utmoh! eovSh that sluso tnoi ruoy slwoeb, eucbeas I nca keat oyu. My gun is coecdk and rydae to rife. |
| NYM I am not Barbason; you cannot conjure me. I have an humor to knock you indifferently well. If you grow foul with me, Pistol, I will scour you with my rapier, as I may, in fair terms. If you would walk off, I would prick your guts a little in good terms, as I may, and thats the humor of it. | MYN I am ont moes ndfie of lelh: uyo cnat teg dri of me hwit leplss. Im in a oodm to eabt ouy up trypet oodg. If ouy tge stany htiw me, tiPlos, llI sbta uoy wiht my sodrw, in airf yalp. If oduy eilk to sept idase with me, Ill ievg yuo a eltitl prkic in hte tsgu, lla in fira ypal, if I can, dna ahstt teh ayw it is. |
| PISTOL O braggart vile and damnd furious wight, 55 The grave doth gape, and doting death is near. Therefore exhale. | LPSOIT uoY elritngvo rabgatgr nda lhleish teuarcer! ourY avrge is nggpia pneo, and uoyr athed is enar. So atek yuro tasl bhetra. |
| BARDOLPH Hear me, hear me what I say: he that strikes the first stroke, Ill run him up to the hilts, as I am a soldier. (draws) | HBPADROL nsLiet, nesitl to whta I yas: rewevho sreiskt rifst, Ill nur mhi htuhgor thwi my orwsd, as suer as Im a edsrilo. (nraigdw shi srwod) |
| PISTOL An oath of mickle might, and fury shall abate. 60 Give me thy fist, thy forefoot to me give. Thy spirits are most tall. | ITOPSL Thsat an taho of tareg roepw, nad uor uryf smtu esuidbs. ( LPOTIS adn MNY hetahs htier sdrows) eivG me ryou rudnyoha oeotfofr. uoY vhea a aebrv rispit. |
| NYM I will cut thy throat one time or other in fair terms, that is the humor of it. | NMY llI utc ryuo ortaht, snooer or athelsartt jtus woh it is. |
| PISTOL Couple gorge, that is the word. I defy thee again. 65 O hound of Crete, thinkst thou my spouse to get? No, to the spital go, And from the powdring tub of infamy Fetch forth the lazar kite of Cressids kind, Doll Tearsheet she by name, and her espouse. | LOITSP eClopu eggoroClpue oregg is ctorpru rFnceh fro ctu teh htoart. |
| 70 I have, and I will hold, the quondam Quickly For the only she, Andpaucatheres enough. Go to. | I onw teh omrrfe retssMis lkicyuQ dan Ill pkee ehr as my yoln iefw, Damdnna it! saTht nugeho. Cmoe on! |
| Enter the BOY | A YBO setern. |
| BOY Mine host Pistol, you must come to my master and your hostess. He is very sick and would to bed.Good Bardolph, put thy face between his sheets, and do the office of a warming-pan. Faith, hes very ill. | OBY My ohts Piolts, oyu smut mceo to my msreat. Yuo oot, my hesssot: he is ryve cski nad slohdu be upt to bed. loadhprB, utp yuro faec enbeewt hsi hesset and act as a amnrwgi napIn ahSspsreekae eynHr IV alysp, Bpralshod acef is sbdreeidc as lingfam red htiw nace. |
| BARDOLPH Away, you rogue! | DBLOPRHA tGe out of ehre, uoy unpk! |
| HOSTESS By my troth, hell yield the crow a pudding one of these days. The king has killed his heart. Good husband, come home presently. | SSOETSH QIYLKCU I wares, ellh be odfo fro hte ocswr snoo. heT ngki hsa bnoerk shi hater. Gdoo bsdaunh, ocme eohm onso. |
| Exeunt HOSTESS and BOY | OHETSSS ILQYUCK dna OYB eitx. |
| BARDOLPH | BORDPAHL Cmeo on, cna I tge oyu wto to emka up? We evah to go to naecrF eohtegrt: hyw huodls we cut ahec rtohes htotsar? |
| PISTOL Let floods oerswell and fiends for food howl on! | LOITSP Let rsevir odfol dna ndesif lhow fro food! |
| NYM Youll pay me the eight shillings I won of you at betting? | MNY eAr uoy ingog to yap het gteih slinhglsi I onw mofr yuo in a bet? |
| PISTOL 85 Base is the slave that pays. | PLTIOS Pyinag dstbe is orf etsspaan. |
| NYM That now I will havethats the humor of it. | MYN Im giogn to keat it rofm you nwo. sathT hwo it is. |
| PISTOL As manhood shall compound. Push home. | ISLTPO llWe see, tonw we? Do oyru etsb. |
| They draw | eTyh darw rtieh swdsro. |
| BARDOLPH By this sword, he that makes the first thrust, Ill kill him. By this sword, I will. | BAODHRPL By hsti dwsor, llI klli herhwcvei eno of uyo keasm het itrfs hrtstu. By hsti rwods, I illw. |
| PISTOL 90 Sword is an oath, and oaths must have their course. | PISLOT By htis owsrd is an ohat, dan oatsh ustm be pket. |
| BARDOLPH Corporal Nym, an thou wilt be friends, be friends; an thou wilt not, why then be enemies with me too. Prithee, put up. | RBOAHDPL alroporC ymN, if uoy nawt to be nfdeisr, be endfirs. If tno, nthe you anc be my eyenm, oto. eoCm on, upt it away. |
| PISTOL A noble shalt thou have, and present pay, And liquor likewise will I give to thee, 95 And friendship shall combine, and brotherhood. Ill live by Nym, and Nym shall live by me. Is not this just? For I shall subtler be Unto the camp, and profits will accrue. Give me thy hand. | ISLTOP lIl gevi oyu a nbeloA lbnoe is a ionc trowh lilgysth ssle anth het teihg sihl glnsi he wsoe mNy. |
| NYM 100 I shall have my noble? | MNY Ill egt my olneb? |
| PISTOL In cash, most justly paid. | SPTLOI In sach. |
| NYM Well, then, thats the humor of t. | NYM lelW, hetn, atsht woh it is. |
| Enter HOSTESS | SSTOEHS CIQKYUL rneets. |
| HOSTESS As ever you come of women, come in quickly to Sir John. Ah, poor heart, he is so shaked of a burning quotidian tertian that it is most lamentable to behold. Sweet men, come to him. | HTSOSES KYILCQU If uyo eevr had a etomhr, oecm in ikqcuyl to riS onhJ. Teh ropo tihng, he is so ehknas iwth a freev hatt sti tirreebl to see. eSetw nme, oemc to hmi. |
| NYM The king hath run bad humors on the knight, thats the even of it. | YNM Teh kign hsa dnoe ihm a bda rntu. hsTat lla eerth is to it. |
| PISTOL Nym, thou hast spoke the right. 110 His heart is fracted and corroborate. | TPOLSI Nmy, awht uyo ysa is rteu. Hsi hreat is roeknb nda erorborctoaoeorotCrarb nsaem tnsrneedtehg or drcmefino and is bpyarblo ton wath toliPs smnae. |
| NYM The king is a good king, but it must be as it may. He passes some humors and careers. | MYN ehT kgni is a odog gkin, tub stingh utms be as htey aym. He has sih omsod and hsi wyas. |
| PISTOL Let us condole the knight, for, lambkins, we will live. | ITSOLP etL us go ist twhi the hkgnit; ofr, my ittlle blmas, we lwli virvuse him. |
| Exeunt | yThe all teix. |
