Some four or five attend him;
All, if you will; for I myself am best
When least in company. Prosper well in this,
And thou shalt live as freely as thy lord,
To call his fortunes thine.
VIOLA I'll do my best
To woo your lady:
[Aside]
yet, a barful strife!
Whoe'er I woo, myself would be his wife.
[Exeunt]
TWELFTH NIGHT
ACT I
SCENE V OLIVIA'S house.
[Enter MARIA and Clown]
MARIA Nay, either tell me where thou hast been, or I will
not open my lips so wide as a bristle may enter in
way of thy excuse: my lady will hang thee for thy absence.
Clown Let her hang me: he that is well hanged in this
world needs to fear no colours.
MARIA Make that good.
Clown He shall see none to fear.
MARIA A good lenten answer: I can tell thee where that
saying was born, of 'I fear no colours.'
Clown Where, good Mistress Mary?
MARIA In the wars; and that may you be bold to say in your foolery.
Clown Well, God give them wisdom that have it; and those
that are fools, let them use their talents.
MARIA Yet you will be hanged for being so long absent; or,
to be turned away, is not that as good as a hanging to you?
Clown Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage; and,
for turning away, let summer bear it out.
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