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Mercator, or The Merchant (150b-172b)

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You may judge by experience, as I’ve ruptured myself with running for your sake, in order that what I knew, you might have the means of knowing directly.
CHARINUS
I’ll make you a free man within a few months.
ACANTHIO
You are smoothing me down.
CHARINUS
What, should I presume ever to make mention of an untrue thing to you? On the contrary, before I said so, you knew already whether I intend to utter an untruth.
ACANTHIO
Ah! your words, upon my faith, are increasing my weakness. You are worrying me to death!
CHARINUS
What, is this the way you’re obedient to me?
ACANTHIO
What do you want me to do?
CHARINUS
What, you? What I want is this—
ACANTHIO
What is it then that you do want?
CHARINUS
I’ll tell you.
ACANTHIO
Tell me, then.
CHARINUS
But still, I’d like to do it in a quiet way.
ACANTHIO
Are you afraid lest you should wake the drowsy Spectators[*] from their nap?
CHARINUS
Woe be to you!
ACANTHIO
For my part, that same am I bringing to you from the harbour.
CHARINUS
What are you bringing? Tell me.
ACANTHIO
Violence, alarm, torture, care, strife, and beggary.
CHARINUS
I’m undone! You really are bringing me hither a store of evils. I’m ruined outright.
ACANTHIO
Why, yes, you are—
CHARINUS
I know it already; you’ll be saying I’m wretched.
ACANTHIO
’Tis you have said so; I’m mum.
CHARINUS
What mishap is this?
ACANTHIO
Don’t enquire. It is a very great calamity.
CHARINUS
Prithee, do relieve me at once. Too long a time have I been in suspense.
ACANTHIO
Softly; I still wish to make many enquiries before I’m beaten.
CHARINUS
By my troth, you assuredly will be beaten, unless you say at once, or get away from here.
ACANTHIO
Do look at that, please, how he does coax me; there’s no one more flattering when he sets about it.
CHARINUS
By heavens, I do entreat and beseech you to disclose to me at once what it is; inasmuch as I see that I must be the suppliant of my own servant.
ACANTHIO
And do I seem so unworthy of it?
CHARINUS
Oh no, quite worthy.

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