Ch. Just. Your means are very slender, and
your waste is great.
Fal. I would it were otherwise: I would my
means were greater and my waist slenderer. 164
Ch. Just. You have misled the youthful prince.
Fal. The young prince hath misled me: I
am the fellow with the great belly, and he my
dog. 168
Ch. Just. Well, I am loath to gall a new-healed
wound: your day's service at Shrewsbury hath a
little gilded over your night's exploit on Gads-
hill: you may thank the unquiet time for your 172
quiet o'er-posting that action.
Fal. My lord!
Ch. Just. But since all is well, keep it so:
wake not a sleeping wolf. 176
Fal. To wake a wolf is as bad as to smell a
fox.
Ch. Just. What! you are as a candle, the
better part burnt out. 180
Fal. A wassail candle, my lord; all tallow:
if I did say of wax, my growth would approve
the truth.
Ch. Just. There is not a white hair on your 184
face but should have his effect of gravity.
Fal. His effect of gravy, gravy, gravy.
Ch. Just. You follow the young prince up
and down, like his ill angel. 188
Fal. Not so, my lord; your ill angel is light,
but I hope he that looks upon me will take me
without weighing: and yet, in some respects, I
grant, I cannot go, I cannot tell. Virtue is of 192
166-168 Cf. n.
173 o'er-posting: getting over rapidly
181 wassail candle: large candle used at a feast
182 wax; cf. n.
approve: prove
188 ill: evil
189-192 Cf. n.
