_Enter_ SHYLOCK, SALARINO, ANTONIO, _and_ GAOLER.
_Shy_, Gaoler, look to him. Tell not me of mercy;--
This is the fool that lends out money gratis;--
Gaoler, look to him.
_Ant_. Hear me yet, good Shylock.
_Shy_. I'll have my bond; speak not against my bond;
I have sworn an oath that I will have my bond:
Thou call'dst me dog, before thou had'st a cause:
But, since I am a dog, beware my fangs:
The duke shall grant me justice.--I do wonder,
Thou naughty gaoler, that thou art so fond[89]
To come abroad with him at his request.
_Ant_. I pray thee, hear me speak.
_Shy_. I'll have my bond; I will not hear thee speak:
I'll have my bond; and therefore speak no more.
I'll not be made a soft and dull-ey'd fool,
To shake the head, relent, and sigh, and yield
To Christian intercessors. Follow not;
I'll have no speaking; I will have my bond.
[_Exit_ SHYLOCK.
_Salar_. It is the most impenetrable cur
That ever kept with men.
_Ant_. Let him alone;
I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers.
He seeks my life.
_Salar_. I am sure the duke
Will never grant this forfeiture to hold.
_Ant_. The duke cannot deny the course of law,[90]
For the commodity that strangers have
With us in Venice, if it be denied,
'Twill much impeach the justice of the state;[91]
Since that the trade and profit of the city
Consisteth of all nations.
Well, gaoler, on:--Pray heaven, Bassanio come
To see me pay his debt, and then I care not.
[_Exeunt_.
FOOTNOTES:
[Footnote 89: _--fond_; _Id est_, foolish.]