The Comedy of Errors Part 20

_Ant. E._ And you, sir, for this chain arrested me.

_Ang._ I think I did, sir; I deny it not.

_Adr._ I sent you money, sir, to be your bail, 380 By Dromio; but I think he brought it not.

_Dro. E._ No, none by me.

_Ant. S._ This purse of ducats I received from you, And Dromio my man did bring them me.

I see we still did meet each other's man; 385 And I was ta'en for him, and he for me; And thereupon these ERRORS are arose.

_Ant. E._ These ducats p.a.w.n I for my father here.

_Duke._ It shall not need; thy father hath his life.

_Cour._ Sir, I must have that diamond from you. 390

_Ant. E._ There, take it; and much thanks for my good cheer.

_Abb._ Renowned Duke, vouchsafe to take the pains To go with us into the abbey here, And hear at large discoursed all our fortunes;-- And all that are a.s.sembled in this place, 395 That by this sympathized one day's error Have suffer'd wrong, go keep us company, And we shall make full satisfaction.-- Thirty-three years have I but gone in travail Of you, my sons; and till this present hour 400 My heavy burthen ne'er delivered.

The Duke, my husband, and my children both, And you the calendars of their nativity, Go to a gossips' feast, and go with me; After so long grief, such nativity! 405

_Duke._ With all my heart, I'll gossip at this feast.

[_Exeunt all but Ant. S., Ant. E., Dro. S., and Dro. E._

_Dro. S._ Master, shall I fetch your stuff from s.h.i.+p-board?

_Ant. E._ Dromio, what stuff of mine hast thou embark'd?

_Dro. S._ Your goods that lay at host, sir, in the Centaur.

_Ant. S._ He speaks to me. --I am your master, Dromio: 410 Come, go with us; we'll look to that anon: Embrace thy brother there; rejoice with him.

[_Exeunt Ant. S. and Ant. E._

_Dro. S._ There is a fat friend at your master's house, That kitchen'd me for you to-day at dinner: She now shall be my sister, not my wife. 415

_Dro. E._ Methinks you are my gla.s.s, and not my brother: I see by you I am a sweet-faced youth.

Will you walk in to see their gossiping?

_Dro. S._ Not I, sir; you are my elder.

_Dro. E._ That's a question: how shall we try it? 420

_Dro. S._ We'll draw cuts for the senior: till then lead thou first.

_Dro. E._ Nay, then, thus:-- We came into the world like brother and brother; And now let's go hand in hand, not one before another.

[_Exeunt._