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London. A street.
[Enter Beadles, dragging in HOSTESS QUICKLY and DOLL TEARSHEET]
MISTRESS QUICKLY
No, thou arrant knave: I would to God that I might die, that I might have
thee hanged: thou hast drawn my shoulder out of joint.
FIRST BEADLE
The constables have delivered her over to me: and she shall have
whipping-cheer enough, I warrant her. There hath been a man or two (lately)
killed about her.
DOLL TEARSHEET
Nut-hook, nut-hook, you lie: Come on, I 'll tell thee what, thou damned
tripe-visaged rascal, an the child I now go with, do miscarry, thou wert
better thou hadst struck thy mother, thou paper-faced villain.
MISTRESS QUICKLY
O that Sir John were come, he would make this a bloody day to somebody. But
I pray God the fruit of her womb miscarry.
FIRST BEADLE
If it do, you shall have a dozen of cushions again, you have but eleven now.
Come, I charge you both go with me: for the man is dead, that you and Pistol
beat amongst you.
DOLL TEARSHEET
I'll tell you what, you thin man in a censer; I will have you as soundly
swinged for this, you blue-bottle rogue: you filthy famished correctioner,
if you be not swinged, I'll forswear half-kirtles.
FIRST BEADLE
Come, come, you she knight-errant, come.
MISTRESS QUICKLY
O, that right should thus overcome might. Well of sufferance, comes
ease.
DOLL TEARSHEET
Come you rogue, come:
Bring me to a justice.
MISTRESS QUICKLY
Yes, come you starved blood-hound.
DOLL TEARSHEET
Goodman death, goodman bones.
DOLL TEARSHEET
Come you thin thing:
Come you rascal.
FIRST BEADLE
Very well.
[Exeunt]