The Merry Wives of Windsor - William Shakespeare (best books to read ever .txt) 📗
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she says, that you wot of: Master Ford, her husband, will be from home. Alas! the sweet woman leads an ill life with him; he’s a very jealousy man; she leads a very frampold life with him, good heart.
Falstaff
Ten and eleven. Woman, commend me to her; I will not fail her.
Mistress Quickly
Why, you say well. But I have another messenger to your worship: Mistress Page hath her hearty commendations to you too; and let me tell you in your ear, she’s as fartuous a civil modest wife, and one, I tell you, that will not miss you morning nor evening prayer, as any is in Windsor, whoe’er be the other; and she bade me tell your worship that her husband is seldom from home, but she hopes there will come a time. I never knew a woman so dote upon a man: surely I think you have charms, la! yes, in truth.
Falstaff
Not I, I assure thee; setting the attraction of my good parts aside, I have no other charms.
Mistress Quickly
Blessing on your heart for’t!
Falstaff
But, I pray thee, tell me this: has Ford’s wife and Page’s wife acquainted each other how they love me?
Mistress Quickly
That were a jest indeed! They have not so little grace, I hope: that were a trick indeed! But Mistress Page would desire you to send her your little page, of all loves: her husband has a marvellous infection to the little page; and, truly, Master Page is an honest man. Never a wife in Windsor leads a better life than she does; do what she will, say what she will, take all, pay all, go to bed when she list, rise when she list, all is as she will; and truly she deserves it; for if there be a kind woman in Windsor, she is one. You must send her your page; no remedy.
Falstaff
Why, I will.
Mistress Quickly
Nay, but do so then; and, look you, he may come and go between you both; and in any case have a nay-word, that you may know one another’s mind, and the boy never need to understand anything; for ’tis not good that children should know any wickedness: old folks, you know, have discretion, as they say, and know the world.
Falstaff
Fare thee well; commend me to them both. There’s my purse; I am yet thy debtor. Boy, go along with this woman.—
Exeunt Mistress Quickly and Robin.
This news distracts me.
Pistol
This punk is one of Cupid’s carriers;
Clap on more sails; pursue; up with your fights;
Give fire; she is my prize, or ocean whelm them all!
“Love like
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