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your welcome dear. _Ant. E._ O, Signior Balthazar, either at flesh or fish, A table full of welcome makes scarce one dainty dish. _Bal._ Good meat, sir, is common; that every churl affords. _Ant. E._ And welcome more common; for that's nothing but words. 25 _Bal._ Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast. _Ant. E._ Ay to a niggardly host and more sparing guest: But though my cates be mean, take them in good part; Better cheer may you have, but not with better heart. But, soft! my door is lock'd.--Go bid them let us in. 30 _Dro. E._ Maud, Bridget, Marian, Cicely, Gillian, Ginn! _Dro. S._ [_Within_] Mome, malt-horse, capon, coxcomb, idiot, patch! Either get thee from the door, or sit down at the hatch. Dost thou conjure for wenches, that thou call'st for such store, When one is one too many? Go get thee from the door, 35 _Dro. E._ What patch is made our porter? My master stays in the street. _Dro. S._ [_Within_] Let him walk from whence he came, lest he catch cold on's feet. _Ant. E._ Who talks within there? ho, open the door! _Dro. S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I'll tell you when, an you'll tell me wherefore. _Ant. E._ Wherefore? for my dinner: I have not dined to-day. 40 _Dro. S._ [_Within_] Nor to-day here you must not; come again when you may. _Ant. E._ What art thou that keepest me out from the house I owe? _Dro. S._ [_Within_] The porter for this time, sir, and my name is Dromio. _Dro. E._ O villain, thou hast stolen both mine office and my name! The one ne'er got me credit, the other mickle blame. 45 If thou hadst been Dromio to-day in my place, Thou wouldst have changed thy face for a name, or thy name for an ass. _Luce._ [_Within_] What a coil is there, Dromio? who are those at the gate? _Dro. E._ Let my master in, Luce. _Luce._ [_Within_] Faith, no; he comes too late; And so tell your master. _Dro. E._ O Lord, I must laugh! 50 Have at you with a proverb;--Shall I set in my staff? _Luce._ [_Within_] Have at you with another; that's, --When? can you tell? _Dro. S._ [_Within_] If thy name be call'd Luce, --Luce, thou hast answer'd him well. _Ant. E._ Do you hear, you minion? you'll let us in, I hope? _Luce._ [_Within_] I thought to have ask'd you. _Dro. S._
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