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OLIVIA Ha?
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OLIVIA What?
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MALVOLIO “Some achieve greatness—”
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MALVOLIO “Some achieve greatness—”
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OLIVIA
40What sayest thou?
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OLIVIA What are you saying?
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MALVOLIO “And some have greatness thrust upon them.”
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MALVOLIO “And some have greatness thrust upon them.”
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OLIVIA Heaven restore thee!
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OLIVIA Heaven help you!
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MALVOLIO “Remember who commended thy yellow stockings—”
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MALVOLIO “Remember who liked your yellow stockings—”
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OLIVIA Thy yellow stockings?
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OLIVIA Your yellow stockings?
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MALVOLIO
45“And wished to see thee cross-gartered.”
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MALVOLIO “And wanted to see you with laces crisscrossed over your legs.”
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OLIVIA Cross-gartered?
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OLIVIA Crisscrossed?
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MALVOLIO “Go to, thou art made, if thou desirest to be so—”
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MALVOLIO “Go ahead. A happy new life is there if you want it—”
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OLIVIA Am I made?
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OLIVIA Am I a new life?
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MALVOLIO “If not, let me see thee a servant still.”
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MALVOLIO “If you don’t want it, just keep acting like a lowly servant.”
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OLIVIA
50Why, this is very midsummer madness.
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OLIVIA This is completely insane.
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Enter SERVANT
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SERVANT enters.
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SERVANT Madam, the young gentleman of the Count Orsino’s is
returned. I could hardly entreat him back. He attends your
ladyship’s pleasure.
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SERVANT Madam, Count Orsino’s young messenger has returned. It was hard to get him to come back, but he’s here now, waiting for you.
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