Men. It then remains
That you do speak to the people.
Cor. I do beseech you, 140
Let me o'erleap that custom, for I cannot
Put on the gown, stand naked, and entreat them,
For my wounds' sake, to give their suffrage: please you,
That I may pass this doing.
Sic. Sir, the people 144
Must have their voices; neither will they bate
One jot of ceremony.
Men. Put them not to 't:
Pray you, go fit you to the custom, and
Take to you, as your predecessors have, 148
Your honour with your form.
Cor. It is a part
That I shall blush in acting, and might well
Be taken from the people.
Bru. [Aside to Sicinius.] Mark you that?
Cor. To brag unto them, thus I did, and thus; 152
Show them the unaching scars which I should hide,
As if I had receiv'd them for the hire
Of their breath only!
Men. Do not stand upon 't.
We recommend to you, tribunes of the people, 156
Our purpose to them; and to our noble consul
Wish we all joy and honour.
Sen. To Coriolanus come all joy and honour!
Flourish Cornets, Then exeunt.
144 pass this doing: omit this action
145 voices: votes
bate: abate, waive
146 Put . . . to 't: do not force the issue
147 fit you: accommodate yourself
149 with your form: in the conventional manner
155 breath: i.e. votes
156 recommend: entrust
157 Our . . . them: what we propose to them
