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Flav. Hence! home, you idle creatures, get you home: Is this a holiday? What! know you not. Being mechanical, you ought not walk

Upon a labouring day without the sign Of your profession? Speak, what trade art thou?

Car. Why, sir, a carpenter.

Mar. Where is thy leather apron, and thy rule? What dost thou with thy best apparel on? You, sir, what trade are you?

Cob. Truly, sir, in respect of a fine workman, I am but, as you would say, a cobbler.

Mar. But what trade art thou? Answer me directly.

Cob. A trade, sir, that, I hope, I may use with a safe conscience; which is, indeed, sir, a mender of bad soles.

Mar. What trade, thou knave? thou naughty knave, what trade?  Scene One S. d. Marullus; cf. n. 3 mechanical: of the laboring class walk: go about the streets 4, 5 sign profession: artisan's garb and implements 10 in respect of: in comparison with 11 cobbler: bungler 12 directly: plainly, without evasion 16 naughty: wicked, worthless 