Clo. Marry, sir, they praise me and make an ass | of me. Now my foes tell me plainly I am an | 20 | ass; so that by my foes, sir, I profit in the knowledge of myself, and by my friends I am abused; so that, conclusions to be as kisses, if your four negatives make your two affirm- | atives, why then, the worse for my friends | 25 | and the better for my foes. Duke. Why, this is excellent. Clo. By my troth, sir, no; though it please you to be one of my friends. | Duke. Thou shalt not be the worse for me. | 30 | There's gold. Clo. But that it would be double-dealing, sir, I would you could make it another. Duke. O, you give me ill counsel. | Clo. Put your grace in your pocket, sir, for this | 35 | once, and let your flesh and blood obey it. Duke. Well, I will be so much a sinner, to be a double-dealer. There's another. Clo. Primo, secundo, tertio, is a good play; and | the old saying is, the third pays for all. The | 40 | triplex, sir, is a good tripping measure; or the bells of Saint Bennet, sir, may put you in mind; one, two, three. Duke. You can fool no more money out of me at | this throw. If you will let your lady know I | 45 | am here to speak with her, and bring her along with you, it may awake my bounty further. -139- |