The Merchant of Venice


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A friend.  
LORENZO  
A friend! what friend? your name, I pray you, friend?  
STEPHANO  
Stephano is my name; and I bring word  
My mistress will before the break of day  
Be here at Belmont; she doth stray about  
By holy crosses, where she kneels and prays  
For happy wedlock hours.  
LORENZO  
Who comes with her?  
STEPHANO  
None but a holy hermit and her maid.  
I pray you, is my master yet return'd?  
LORENZO  
He is not, nor we have not heard from him.  
But go we in, I pray thee, Jessica,  
And ceremoniously let us prepare  
Some welcome for the mistress of the house.  
Enter LAUNCELOT  
LAUNCELOT  
Sola, sola! wo ha, ho! sola, sola!  
LORENZO  
Who calls?  
LAUNCELOT  
Sola! did you see Master Lorenzo?  
Master Lorenzo, sola, sola!  
LORENZO  
Leave hollaing, man: here.  
LAUNCELOT  
Sola! where? where?  
LORENZO  
Here.  
LAUNCELOT  
Tell him there's a post come from my master, with  
his horn full of good news: my master will be here  
ere morning.  
Exit  
LORENZO  
Sweet soul, let's in, and there expect their coming.  
And yet no matter: why should we go in?  
My friend Stephano, signify, I pray you,  
Within the house, your mistress is at hand;  
And bring your music forth into the air.  


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