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[Wife . Look, George! did not I tell thee as much? the knight of the Bell is in earnest. Ralph shall not be beholding to him: give him his money, George, and let him go snick up. Cit . Cap Ralph! no. Hold your hand, Sir Knight of the Bell; theres your money [gives money]: have you anything to say to Ralph now? Cap Ralph! Wife . I would you should know it, Ralph has friends that will not suffer him to be capt for ten times so much, and ten times to the end of that. Now take thy course, Ralph.] Mist . Mer . Come, Michael; thou and I will go home to thy father; he hath enough left to keep us a day or two, and well set fellows abroad to cry our purse and our casket: shall we, Michael? Mich . Ay, I pray, mother; in truth my feet are full of chilblains with travelling. [Wife . Faith, and those chilblains are a foul trouble. Mistress Merrythought, when your youth comes home, let him rub all the soles of his feet, and his heels, and his ankles with a mouse-skin; or, if none of your people can catch a mouse, when he goes to bed, let him roll his feet in the warm embers, and, I warrant you, he shall be well; and you may make him put his fingers between his toes, and smell to them; its very sovereign for his head, if he be costive.] Mist . Mer . Master Knight of the Burning Pestle, my son Michael and I bid you farewell: I thank your worship heartily for your kindness. Ralph . Farewell, fair lady, and your tender squire. Mist . Mer . I thank your worship. [Exit with Michael . Ralph . Dwarf, bear my shield; squire, elevate my lance: [Cit . Ay, ay, Ralph, all is paid.] Ralph . But yet, before I go, speak, worthy knight, Host . Sirrah, go to Nick the barber, and bid him prepare himself, as I told you before, quickly. Tap . I am gone, sir. [Exit . Host . Sir Knight, this wilderness affordeth none Ralph . Speak on, Sir Knight; tell what he is and where: Host . Not far from hence, near to a craggy cliff, |
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