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128  Cleo. Remember'st thou any that have died on 't?

Clo. Very many, men and women too. I

heard of one of them no longer than yesterday;

a very honest woman, but something given to

lie, as a woman should not do but in the way of

honesty, how she died of the biting of it, what

pain she felt. Truly, she makes a very good

report o' the worm; but he that will believe all

that they say shall never be saved by half that

they do. But this is most fallible, the worm's

an odd worm.

Cleo. Get thee hence; farewell.

Clo. I wish you all joy of the worm.

[Sets down the basket.]

Cleo. Farewell.

Clo. You must think this, look you, that the

worm will do his kind.

Cleo. Ay, ay; farewell.

Clo. Look you, the worm is not to be

trusted but in the keeping of wise people; for

indeed there is no goodness in the worm.

Cleo. Take thou no care; it shall be heeded.

Clo. Very good. Give it nothing, I pray you,

for it is not worth the feeding.

Cleo. Will it eat me?

Clo. You must not think I am so simple

but I know the devil himself will not eat a

woman; I know that a woman is a dish for the

gods, if the devil dress her not. But, truly,

these same whoreson devils do the gods great

 257 fallible: mistake for 'infallible'

263 do his kind: act according to his nature

