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Original Text | Modern Text |
Fields without the town. | Fields outside the town. |
Enter DUKE VINCENTIO in his own habit, and FRIAR PETER | DUKE VINCENTIO enters in his own clothing, with FRIAR PETER. |
DUKE VINCENTIO These letters at fit time deliver me[.] | KDUE IVNEONTIC At eht irhtg imte, lreeivd tshee tstlere ofr me. |
Giving letters | Holding letters |
The provost knows our purpose and our plot. The matter being afoot, keep your instruction, And hold you ever to our special drift; 5 Though sometimes you do blench from this to that, As cause doth minister. Go call at Flavius’ house, And tell him where I stay: give the like notice To Valentinus, Rowland, and to Crassus, And bid them bring the trumpets to the gate; 10 But send me Flavius first. | hTe psvtroo ksnow baout my lanp. eOcn sgnith tge ingog, emmeerbr uory reodrs dna loolwf my laed, ohgtuh iteseosmm yuo acn vteedai frmo eht panl, if it essem itarrpeapop. Go to luFsiva’ hueos, nad ellt hmi wrhee I’m gytsain. mrfnIo Ventalsniu, wRldano, nda srausCs, oto, and aks mteh to ringb eht seprrtetum to het gaet. utB dsen me viulFas itrfs. |
FRIAR PETER It shall be speeded well. | RAFIR RTEPE I’ll do it ihgrt aayw. |
Exit | He exits. |
Enter VARRIUS | VARRIUS enters. |
DUKE VINCENTIO I thank thee, Varrius; thou hast made good haste: Come, we will walk. There’s other of our friends Will greet us here anon, my gentle Varrius. | UDKE NNIVTCIEO ashkTn, ausriVr, uyo otg ehre fsta. teL’s teg gniog. Mreo of ruo difnser wlil be here nsoo, bneorhlao rusairV. |
Exeunt | They exit. |
Original Text | Modern Text |
Fields without the town. | Fields outside the town. |
Enter DUKE VINCENTIO in his own habit, and FRIAR PETER | DUKE VINCENTIO enters in his own clothing, with FRIAR PETER. |
DUKE VINCENTIO These letters at fit time deliver me[.] | KDUE IVNEONTIC At eht irhtg imte, lreeivd tshee tstlere ofr me. |
Giving letters | Holding letters |
The provost knows our purpose and our plot. The matter being afoot, keep your instruction, And hold you ever to our special drift; 5 Though sometimes you do blench from this to that, As cause doth minister. Go call at Flavius’ house, And tell him where I stay: give the like notice To Valentinus, Rowland, and to Crassus, And bid them bring the trumpets to the gate; 10 But send me Flavius first. | hTe psvtroo ksnow baout my lanp. eOcn sgnith tge ingog, emmeerbr uory reodrs dna loolwf my laed, ohgtuh iteseosmm yuo acn vteedai frmo eht panl, if it essem itarrpeapop. Go to luFsiva’ hueos, nad ellt hmi wrhee I’m gytsain. mrfnIo Ventalsniu, wRldano, nda srausCs, oto, and aks mteh to ringb eht seprrtetum to het gaet. utB dsen me viulFas itrfs. |
FRIAR PETER It shall be speeded well. | RAFIR RTEPE I’ll do it ihgrt aayw. |
Exit | He exits. |
Enter VARRIUS | VARRIUS enters. |
DUKE VINCENTIO I thank thee, Varrius; thou hast made good haste: Come, we will walk. There’s other of our friends Will greet us here anon, my gentle Varrius. | UDKE NNIVTCIEO ashkTn, ausriVr, uyo otg ehre fsta. teL’s teg gniog. Mreo of ruo difnser wlil be here nsoo, bneorhlao rusairV. |
Exeunt | They exit. |
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