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LEONATO Her mother hath many times told me so.
BENEDICK Were you in doubt, sir, that you asked her?
PRINCE You have it full, Benedick. We may guess by this what you are, being a man. Truly the lady fathers herself.-Be happy, lady, for you are like an honorable father.
BENEDICK If Signior Leonato be her father, she would not have his head on her shoulders for all Messina, as like him as she is.
BEATRICE I wonder that you will still be talking, Signior
Benedick, nobody marks you.
BENEDICK What, my dear Lady Disdain! Are you yet
living?
BEATRICE Is it possible disdain should die while she hath such meet food to feed it as Signior Benedick?
Courtesy itself must convert to disdain if you come in her presence.
BENEDICK Then is courtesy a turncoat. But it is certain I am loved of all ladies, only you excepted; and I would I could find in my heart that I had not a hard heart, for truly I love none.
BEATRICE A dear happiness to women. They would else have been troubled with a pernicious suitor. I thank god and my cold blood I am of your humour for that. I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me.
BENEDICK God keep your Ladyship still in that mind, so some gentleman or other shall ‘scape a predestinate scratched face.
BEATRICE Scratching could not make it worse an
‘twere such a face as yours were.
BENEDICK Well, you are a rare parrot-teacher.
BEATRICE A bird of my tongue is better than a beast of
yours.
BENEDICK I would my horse had the speed of your tongue and so good a continuer, but keep your way, i’ God’s name, I have done.
