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CAMILLO, FLORIZEL, and PERDITA come forward
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CAMILLO, FLORIZEL, and PERDITA approach.
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CAMILLO Nay, but my letters, by this means being there
So soon as you arrive, shall clear that doubt.
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CAMILLO No, but my letters will be there as soon as you arrive, and they’ll clear up that question.
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FLORIZEL
705And those that you’ll procure from King Leontes—
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FLORIZEL And the letter that you’ll get from King Leontes—
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CAMILLO Shall satisfy your father.
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CAMILLO Will set your father at ease.
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PERDITA Happy be you!
All that you speak shows fair.
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PERDITA May you be happy! All your plans are good.
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CAMILLO Who have we here?
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CAMILLO Who is this?
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Seeing AUTOLYCUS
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Seeing Autolycus.
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710We’ll make an instrument of this, omit
Nothing may give us aid.
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We’ll use this man, since we should use anything that will help.
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AUTOLYCUS If they have overheard me now, why, hanging.
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AUTOLYCUS If they’ve overheard me, I’ll be hanged.
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CAMILLO How now, good fellow! why shakest thou so? Fear
not, man; here’s no harm intended to thee.
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CAMILLO How are you, good fellow? Why are you shaking? Don’t worry, man, we don’t intend you any harm.
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AUTOLYCUS
715I am a poor fellow, sir.
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AUTOLYCUS I am a poor man, sir.
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CAMILLO Why, be so still; here’s nobody will steal that from
thee: yet for the outside of thy poverty we must
make an exchange; therefore discase thee instantly,
—thou must think there’s a necessity in’t,—and
720change garments with this gentleman: though the
pennyworth on his side be the worst, yet hold thee,
there’s some boot.
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CAMILLO Why, be still. No one here will steal from you. But we need your poor-looking clothes. Undress right now—it’s urgent—and swap clothes with this gentleman. The bargain is bad for him, but wait, (giving him money) there’s something more in it for you.
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AUTOLYCUS I am a poor fellow, sir.
[Aside]
725I know ye well enough.
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AUTOLYCUS I am a poor man, sir.
(aside)
I know you well enough.
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