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On the contrary, they shall move towards you.
LABRAX
I’ faith, for my own part, I don’t think so.
DAEMONES
If they do move nearer to you, what will you do?
LABRAX
I’ll retire. But, old fellow, if ever I catch you in the city,
never again, upon my faith, shall any one call me a Procurer, if I don’t give you some most disagreable sport.
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DAEMONES
Do what you threaten. But now, in the meantime, if you do touch them, a heavy punishment shall be inflicted on you.
LABRAX
How heavy, in fact?
DAEMONES
Just as much as is sufficient for a Procurer.
LABRAX
These threats of yours I don’t value one straw; I certainly shall seize them both this instant without your leave.
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DAEMONES
Just touch them.
LABRAX
By my troth, I surely will touch them.
DAEMONES
You will touch them, but do you know with what result? Go then, Turbalio, with all haste, and bring hither from out of the house two cudgels.
DAEMONES
Aye, good ones; make haste speedily. (TURBALIO goes in.)
I’ll let you have a reception this day in proper style, as you are deserving of.
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LABRAX
Alas! cursedly unfortunate. I lost my headpiece in the ship; it would now have been handy for me, if it had been saved. (To DAEMONES.) May I at least address these women?
(TURBALIO enters bringing two cudgels.) Well now, by my faith, look, the cudgel-man is coming very opportunely here.
LABRAX
By my troth, this surely is a tingling for my ears.
DAEMONES
Come, Sparax, do you take this other cudgel. (Giving him one.) Come, take your stand, one on one side, the other on one other. Take your stations both of you. (They stand with lifted cudgels on each side of he altar.) Just so. Now then attend to me:
