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A room in LEONATO's house.
[Enter LEONATO and ANTONIO, meeting]
LEONATO
How now brother, where is my cousin your son: hath he provided this music?
ANTONIO
He is very busy about it, but brother, I can tell you strange news that you
yet dreamt not of.
LEONATO
Are they good?
ANTONIO
As the event stamps them, but they have a good cover: they show well
outward, the prince and Count Claudio walking in a thick-pleached alley in
my orchard, were thus overheard by a man of mine: the prince
discovered to Claudio that he loved my niece your daughter, and meant to
acknowledge it this night in a dance, and if he found her accordant, he
meant to take the present time by the top, and instantly break with you of
it.
LEONATO
Hath the fellow any wit that told you this?
ANTONIO
A good sharp fellow, I will send for him, and question him yourself.
[Enter Attendants]
LEONATO
No, no; we will hold it as a dream, till it appear itself: but I will
acquaint my daughter withal, that she may be the better prepared for an
answer, if peradventure this be true: go you and tell her of it: cousins,
you know what you have to do, O I cry you mercy friend, go you with me
and I will use your skill, good cousin have a care this busy time.
[Exeunt]