Mer. Two, two; a shirt and a smock. 112
Nurse. Peter!
Peter. Anon!
Nurse. My fan, Peter.
Mer. Good Peter, to hide her face; for her
fan's the fairer face. 117
Nurse. God ye good morrow, gentlemen.
Mer. God ye good den, fair gentlewoman.
Nurse. Is it good den? 120
Mer. 'Tis no less, I tell you; for the bawdy
hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon.
Nurse. Out upon you! what a man are you!
Rom. One, gentlewoman, that God hath
made for himself to mar. 125
Nurse. By my troth, it is well said; 'for him-
self to mar,' quoth a'?—Gentlemen, can any of
you tell me where I may find the young Romeo?
Rom. I can tell you; but young Romeo will
be older when you have found him than he was
when you sought him: I am the youngest of
that name, for fault of a worse. 132
Nurse. You say well.
Mer. Yea! is the worst well? very well took,
i' faith; wisely, wisely.
Nurse. If you be he, sir, I desire some con-
fidence with you. 137
Ben. She will indite him to some supper.
Mer. A bawd, a bawd, a bawd! So ho!
Rom. What hast thou found? 140
Mer. No hare, sir; unless a hare, sir, in a
122 prick: point
126 By my troth: upon my word
136 confidence: misused for 'conference'
138 indite: consciously misused for 'invite'
141 hare: also slang for 'courtesan'
