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The Merchant of Venice, II. v 

Shy. Well, thou shalt see, thy eyes shall be thy judge,

The difference of old Shylock and Bassanio:—

What, Jessica!—thou shalt not gormandize,

As thou hast done with me;—What, Jessica!—

And sleep and snore, and rend apparel out—

Why, Jessica, I say!

Laun.Why, Jessica!

Shy. Who bids thee call? I do not bid thee call.

Laun. Your worship was wont to tell me that

I could do nothing without bidding.

Jes. Call you? What is your will?

Shy. I am bid forth to supper, Jessica:

There are my keys. But wherefore should I go?

I am not bid for love; they flatter me:

But yet I'll go in hate, to feed upon

The prodigal Christian. Jessica, my girl,

Look to my house. I am right loath to go:

There is some ill a-brewing towards my rest

For I did dream of money-bags to-night.

Laun. I beseech you, sir, go: my young

master doth expect your reproach.

Shy. So do I his.

Laun. And they have conspired together: I

will not say you shall see a masque; but if you

do, then it was not for nothing that my nose fell

 5 rend: wear

18 to-night: last night

24 nose, etc.: a sign of bad luck, universally believed 