Perde 3
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I’ faith, I certainly shall bawl out.
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O do humour me now.
A BANKER
What do you want me to humour you in?
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Prithee, be off hence home.
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Return here about mid-day.
A BANKER
Will the interest be paid then?
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It will be paid. Be off.
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A BANKER
Why should I run to and fro here, or use or waste my pains? What if I remain here until mid-day in preference?
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Why no; be off home. On my word, I’m telling the truth. Only do be off.
A BANKER
Then do you pay me my interest. Why do you trifle with me this way?
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Bravo! faith. Really now, do be off; do attend to me.
A BANKER
I’ faith, I’ll call him now by name.
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Bravo! stoutly done! Really you are quite rich now when you bawl out.
A BANKER
I’m asking for my own. In this way you’ve been disappointing me for these many days past.
If I’m troublesome, give me back the money; I’ll go away then. That expression That expression: By hoc verbum he probably alludes to the expression, reddite argentum, down with the money. puts an end to all replies.
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Then, take the principal Take the principal: He finds he must say something, so he says this, although he has no money with him. He knows, however, that the usurer will first insist on the interest being paid, because if he takes the principal, it will be a legal waver of his right to claim the interest..
A BANKER
Why no, the interest; I want that first.
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What? Have you, you fellow most foul of all fellows, come here to burst yourself? Do what lies in your power.
He’s not going to pay you; he doesn’t owe it.
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