But give up that which you have taken away for yourself. Are you going to do so?STROBILUSDo what? EUCLIOYou can’t carry it off.STROBILUSWhat do you want? EUCLIOLay it down.STROBILUSTroth, for my part, I think that you are in the habit In the habit: The real meaning of the author in this line is so indelicate, that it requires another turn to be given to the passage. of quizzing, old gentleman.EUCLIOPut that down, please; cease your quibbling; I’m not trifling now.STROBILUSWhat am I to put down? Why don’t you mention it, whatever it is, by its own name? By my faith, I really have neither taken nor touched anything.EUCLIOShow me your hands, here. STROBILUSWell, I do show them; see, here they are.(Holdinq out his hands.)EUCLIOI see them. Come, show me the thirdShow me the third: This passage has been considered as extravagant; but it really does not appear inconsistent with the ridiculous conduct of the wretched Euclio throughout. Thornton supposes that the following passage in the old play of Albumazar, Act III., Sc. 8 (where Trinculo questions Ronca about the purse, which the latter has stolen from him), is an imitation of this passage: Trin. Show me your hand. Ron. Here ’tis. Trin. But where’s the other?Ron. Why, here. Trin. But I mean, where’s your other hand?Ron. Think you me the giant with an hundred hands?Trin. Give me your right. Ron. My right? Trin. Your left? Ron. My left?Trin. Now both.Ron. There’s both, my dear Antonio, as well.STROBILUS(aside.)Sprites, and frenzy, and madness, possess this old fellow. Are you doing me an injustice, or not?EUCLIOA very great one, I confess, inasmuch as you are not strung up; and that too shall be done this moment, un less you do confess.STROBILUSWhat am I to confess to you? EUCLIOWhat it was you took away hence.STROBILUSMay the Gods confound me, if I’ve taken away anything of yours, (aside) and if I don’t wish I had taken it away.EUCLIOCome then, shake out your cloak.STROBILUSAt your pleasure.(Shakes it.)EUCLIOYou haven’t it among your under-clothing?STROBILUSSearch where you please. EUCLIOPshaw! how civilly the rascal speaks, that I mayn’t suppose he has taken it away! I know your tricks. Come, show me here again that right hand.STROBILUSHere it is.(Extending it.)EUCLIONow show me your left.STROBILUSWell, then, I show you both, in fact. (Extending them.)EUCLIONow I leave off searching. Give back that here.STROBILUSGive back what? EUCLIOAre you trifling with me? You certainly have got it.STROBILUSI, got it? Got what? EUCLIOI shan’t say; you want to hear. Whatever you have of mine, give it back.