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smug upon the mart。 Let him look to his bond。 He was wont to call me
usurer； let him look to his bond。 He was wont to lend money for a
Christian courtesy； let him look to his bond。 SALERIO。 Why； I am sure； if
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he forfeit； thou wilt not take his flesh。 What's that good for？ SHYLOCK。
To bait fish withal。 If it will feed nothing else； it will feed my revenge。 He
hath disgrac'd me and hind'red me half a million； laugh'd at my losses；
mock'd at my gains； scorned my nation； thwarted my bargains； cooled my
friends； heated mine enemies。 And what's his reason？ I am a Jew。 Hath not
a Jew eyes？ Hath not a Jew hands； organs； dimensions； senses； affections；
passions； fed with the same food； hurt with the same weapons； subject to
the same diseases； healed by the same means； warmed and cooled by the
same winter and summer； as a Christian is？ If you prick us； do we not
bleed？ If you tickle us； do we not laugh？ If you poison us； do we not die？
And if you wrong us； shall we not revenge？ If we are like you in the rest；
we will resemble you in that。 If a Jew wrong a Christian； what is his
humility？ Revenge。 If a Christian wrong a Jew； what should his sufferance
be by Christian example？ Why； revenge。 The villainy you teach me I will
execute； and itshall go hard but I will better the instruction。
Enter a MAN from ANTONIO
MAN。 Gentlemen； my master Antonio is at his house； and desires to
speak with you both。 SALERIO。 We have been up and down to seek him。
Enter TUBAL
SOLANIO。 Here comes another of the tribe； a third cannot be
match'd； unless the devil himself turn Jew。 Exeunt SOLANIO； SALERIO；
and MAN SHYLOCK。 How now； Tubal； what news from Genoa？ Hast
thou found my daughter？ TUBAL。 I often came where I did hear of her；
but cannot find her。 SHYLOCK。 Why there； there； there； there！ A diamond
gone； cost me two thousand ducats in Frankfort！ The curse never fell upon
our nation till now； I never felt it till now。 Two thousand ducats in that；
and other precious； precious jewels。 I would my daughter were dead at my
foot； and the jewels in her ear； would she were hears'd at my foot； and the
ducats in her coffin！ No news of them？ Why； so… and I know not what's
spent in the search。 Why； thou… loss upon loss！ The thief gone with so
much； and so much to find the thief； and no satisfaction； no revenge； nor
no ill luck stirring but what lights o' my shoulders； no sighs but o' my
breathing； no tears but o' my shedding！ TUBAL。 Yes； other men have ill
luck too： Antonio； as I heard in Genoa… SHYLOCK。 What； what； what？ Ill
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luck； ill luck？ TUBAL。 Hath an argosy cast away coming from Tripolis。
SHYLOCK。 I thank God； I thank God。 Is it true； is it true？ TUBAL。 I
spoke with some of the sailors that escaped the wreck。 SHYLOCK。 I thank
thee； good Tubal。 Good news； good news… ha； ha！… heard in Genoa。
TUBAL。 Your daughter spent in Genoa； as I heard； one night； fourscore
ducats。 SHYLOCK。 Thou stick'st a dagger in me… I shall never see my
gold again。 Fourscore ducats at a sitting！ Fourscore ducats！ TUBAL。
There came divers of Antonio's creditors in my company to Venice that
swear he cannot choose but break。 SHYLOCK。 I am very glad of it； I'll
plague him； I'll torture him； I am glad of it。 TUBAL。 One of them showed
me a ring that he had of your daughter for a monkey。 SHYLOCK。 Out
upon her！ Thou torturest me； Tubal。 It was my turquoise； I had it of Leah
when I was a bachelor； I would not have given it for a wilderness of
monkeys。 TUBAL。 But Antonio is certainly undone。 SHYLOCK。 Nay；
that's true； that's very true。 Go； Tubal； fee me an officer； bespeak him a
fortnight before。 I will have the heart of him； if he forfeit； for； were he out
of Venice； I can make what merchandise I will。 Go； Tubal； and meet me at
our synagogue； go； good Tubal； at our synagogue； Tubal。 Exeunt
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SCENE II。 Belmont。 PORTIA'S house
Enter BASSANIO； PORTIA； GRATIANO； NERISSA； and all their
trains
PORTIA。 I pray you tarry； pause a day or two Before you hazard； for；
in choosing wrong； I lose your company； therefore forbear a while。 There's
something tells me… but it is not love… I would not lose you； and you know
yourself Hate counsels not in such a quality。 But lest you should not
understand me well… And yet a maiden hath no tongue but thought… I
would detain you here some month or two Before you venture for me。 I
could teach you How to choose right； but then I am forsworn； So will I
never be； so may you miss me； But if you do； you'll make me wish a sin；
That I had been forsworn。 Beshrew your eyes！ They have o'erlook'd me
and divided me； One half of me is yours； the other half yours… Mine own； I
would say； but if mine； then yours； And so all yours。 O！ these naughty
times Puts bars between the owners and their rights； And so； though yours；
not yours。 Prove it so； Let fortune go to hell for it； not I。 I speak too long；
but 'tis to peize the time； To eke it； and to draw it out in length； To stay you
from election。 BASSANIO。 Let me choose； For as I am； I live upon the
rack。 PORTIA。 Upon the rack； Bassanio？ Then confess What treason there
is mingled with your love。 BASSANIO。 None but that ugly treason of
mistrust Which makes me fear th' enjoying of my love； There may as well
be amity and life 'Tween snow and fire as treason and my love。 PORTIA。
Ay； but I fear you speak upon the rack； Where men enforced do speak
anything。 BASSANIO。 Promise me life； and I'll confess the truth。
PORTIA。 Well then； confess and live。 BASSANIO。 'Confess' and 'love'
Had been the very sum of my confession。 O happy torment； when my
torturer Doth teach me answers for deliverance！ But let me to my fortune
and the caskets。 PORTIA。 Away； then； I am lock'd in one of them。 If you
do love me； you will find me out。 Nerissa and the rest； stand all aloof； Let
music sound while he doth make his choice； Then； if he lose； he makes a
swan…like end； Fading in mus