_Sir And._ I have no exquisite reason for't, but I have reason good enough.
_Mar._ The devil a puritan that he is, or any thing constantly, but a time-pleaser; an affectioned ass, that cons state without book and utters it by great swarths: the best 140 persuaded of himself, so crammed, as he thinks, with excellencies, that it is his grounds of faith that all that look on him love him; and on that vice in him will my revenge find notable cause to work.
_Mar._ I will drop in his way some obscure epistles of love; wherein, by the colour of his beard, the shape of his leg, the manner of his gait, the expressure of his eye, forehead, and complexion, he shall find himself most feelingly personated. I can write very like my lady your niece: on 150 a forgotten matter we can hardly make distinction of our hands.
_Sir To._ He shall think, by the letters that thou wilt 155 drop, that they come from my niece, and that she's in love with him.
_Mar._ My purpose is, indeed, a horse of that colour.
_Sir And._ And your horse now would make him an ass.
_Mar._ Sport royal, I warrant you: I know my physic will work with him. I will plant you two, and let the fool make a third, where he shall find the letter: observe his construction of it. For this night, to bed, and dream on 165 the event. Farewell. [_Exit._
_Sir And._ Before me, she's a good wench.
_Sir To._ She's a beagle, true-bred, and one that adores me: what o' that? 170
_Sir To._ Let's to bed, knight. Thou hadst need send for more money.
_Sir And._ If I cannot recover your niece, I am a foul way out. 175
_Sir To._ Send for money, knight: if thou hast her not i' the end, call me cut.
_Sir And._ If I do not, never trust me, take it how you will.
_Sir To._ Come, come, I'll go burn some sack; 'tis too 180 late to go to bed now: come, knight; come, knight. [_Exeunt._
[2] _diluculo_] Rowe. _Deliculo_ F1. _Diliculo_ F2 F3 F4.
[3] _know'st,--_] Theobald. _know'st._ Ff.
[9] _Does ... life_] Rowe (ed. 2). _Does ... lives_ Ff. _Do ... lives_ Malone.
[12] _Thou'rt_ Capell. _Th'art_ Ff. _Thou art_ Steevens.
[18] _breast_] _breath_ L. H. apud Theobald conj.
[22] _Pigrogromitus_] _Pigrogomitus_ Boswell.
[25] _impeticos thy gratillity_] _impeticoat thy gratuity_ Rann (Johnson conj.).