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Enter
HERO,MARGARET, and
URSULA
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HERO, MARGARET,
andURSULA enter.
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HERO Good Ursula, wake my cousin Beatrice and desire her to
rise.
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HERO Good Ursula, go wake my cousin and ask her to get up.
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URSULA I will, lady.
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URSULA I will, lady.
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HERO And bid her come hither.
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HERO And request that she come here.
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URSULA
5Well.
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URSULA Very well.
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Exit
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She exits.
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MARGARET Troth, I think your other rebato were better.
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MARGARET Really, I think your other ruff is better.
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HERO No, pray thee, good Meg, I’ll wear this.
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HERO No, please good Meg, I’ll wear this one.
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MARGARET By my troth, ’s not so good, and I warrant your cousin
will
say so.
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MARGARET Honestly, it’s not as good as the other one, and
I’m sure your cousin will agree with me.
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HERO
10My cousin’s a fool, and thou art another.
I’ll wear none but
this.
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HERO My cousin’s a fool, and you are too. I’ll
wear this one and none other.
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MARGARET I like the new tire within excellently, if the hair were a
thought browner; and your gown’s a most rare fashion,
i'
faith. I saw the Duchess of Milan’s gown that they
praise so.
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MARGARET I like your new wig and headdress, though I’d like it
more if the hair were a shade browner. And your gown is really
stylish. You know, I saw the Duchess of Milan’s gown, the
one that everyone praises so highly.
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HERO
15Oh, that exceeds, they say.
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HERO Oh, they say that dress surpasses all others.
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