Open you both these doorsBoth these doors: The street-doors of the ancients were generally bivalve, or folding-doors., before I shall with knocking cause the destruction, piecemeal, of the doors.HEGIO(apart.)I’d like much to address the fellow. (Aloud.) Ergasilus!ERGASILUS Who’s calling Ergasilus? HEGIO Turn round, and look at me.ERGASILUS(not seeing who it is.)A thing that Fortune does not do for you, nor ever will do, you bid me to do.But who is it.HEGIO Look round at me. ’Tis Hegio.ERGASILUS(turning round.) O me! Best of the very best of men, as many as exist, you have arrived opportunely.HEGIO You’ve met with some one at the harbour to dine with; through that you are elevated.ERGASILUS Give me your hand. HEGIO My hand?ERGASILUS Give me your hand, I say, this instant.HEGIO Take it. (Giving him his hand.)ERGASILUS Rejoice. HEGIO Why should I rejoice?ERGASILUS Because I bid you; come now, rejoice.HEGIO I’ faith, my sorrows exceed my rejoicings.ERGASILUS ’Tis not so, as you shall find; I’ll at once drive away every spot of sorrowEvery spot of sorrow: He alludes, figuratively, to the art of the fuller or scourer, in taking the spots out of soiled garments. from your body. Rejoice without restraint.HEGIO I do rejoice, although I don’t at all know why I should rejoice.ERGASILUS You do rightly; now order— HEGIO Order what?ERGASILUS A large fire to be made.HEGIO A large fire? ERGASILUS So I say, that a huge one it must be.HEGIO What, you vulture, do you suppose that for your sake I’m going to set my house on fire?ERGASILUS Don’t be angry. Will you order, or will you not order, the pots to be put on, and the saucepans to be washed out, the bacon and the dainties to be made warm in the heated cooking-stoves, another one, too, to go purchase the fish?HEGIO This fellow’s dreaming while awake.ERGASILUS Another to buy pork, and lamb, and pullets.HEGIO You understand how to feed well, if you had the means.ERGASILUS Gammons of bacon, too, and lampreys, spring pickled tunny-fish, mackerel, and sting-ray; large fish, too, and soft cheese.