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We must to France together. Why the devil

should we keep knives to cut one another's

throats?

Pist. Let floods o'erswell, and fiends for food howl on!

Nym. You'll pay me the eight shillings I won

of you at betting?

Pist. Base is the slave that pays.

Nym. That now I will have; that's the

humour of it.

Pist. As manhood shall compound: push home.

Draw. Bard. By this sword, he that makes the first

thrust, I'll kill him; by this sword, I will.

Pist. Sword is an oath, and oaths must have their course.

Bard. Corporal Nym, an thou wilt be friends,

be friends: an thou wilt not, why then, be ene-

mies with me too. Prithee, put up.

Nym. I shall have my eight shillings I won

of you at betting?

Pist. A noble shalt thou have, and present pay;

And liquor likewise will I give to thee,

And friendship shall combine, and brotherhood:

I'll live by Nym, and Nym shall live by me.

Is not this just? for I shall sutler be

Unto the camp, and profits will accrue.

Give me thy hand.

Nym. I shall have my noble?

Pist. In cash most justly paid.

Nym. Well then, that's the humour of it.

 103 compound: decide

107 an: if

112 noble: ''6s. 8d.''

116 sutler: one who sells provisions and liquor 