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send me no need of thee!' and by the operation

of the second cup draws him on the drawer,

when, indeed, there is no need.

Ben. Am I like such a fellow?

Mer. Come, come, thou art as hot a Jack in

thy mood as any in Italy; and as soon moved to

be moody, and as soon moody to be moved.

Ben. And what to?

Mer. Nay, an there were two such, we should

have none shortly, for one would kill the other.

Thou! why, thou wilt quarrel with a man that

hath a hair more or a hair less in his beard than

thou hast. Thou wilt quarrel with a man for

cracking nuts, having no other reason but be-

cause thou hast hazel eyes. What eye, but such

an eye, would spy out such a quarrel? Thy

head is as full of quarrels as an egg is full of

meat, and yet thy head hath been beaten as

addle as an egg for quarrelling. Thou hast

quarrelled with a man for coughing in the

street, because he hath wakened thy dog that

hath lain asleep in the sun. Didst thou not fall

out with a tailor for wearing his new doublet

before Easter? with another, for tying his new

shoes with old riband? and yet thou wilt tutor

me from quarrelling!

Ben. An I were so apt to quarrel as thou art,

any man should buy the fee-simple of my life

for an hour and a quarter.

Mer. The fee-simple! O simple!

Ben. By my head, here come the Capulets.

 8 operation: effect

9 drawer: waiter

13 mood: anger

35 fee-simple: absolute possession

