could tell to thee,—as to one it pleases me, for
fault of a better, to call my friend,—I could be
sad, and sad indeed too. 48
Poins. Very hardly upon such a subject.
Prince. By this hand, thou thinkest me as
far in the devil's book as thou and Falstaff for
obduracy and persistency: let the end try the 52
man. But I tell thee my heart bleeds inwardly
that my father is so sick; and keeping such vile
company as thou art hath in reason taken from
me all ostentation of sorrow. 56
Poins. The reason?
Prince. What wouldst thou think of me if I
should weep?
Poins. I would think thee a most princely 60
hypocrite.
Prince. It would be every man's thought;
and thou art a blessed fellow to think as every
man thinks: never a man's thought in the world 64
keeps the road-way better than thine: every man
would think me an hypocrite indeed. And what
accites your most worshipful thought to think so?
Poins. Why, because you have been so lewd 68
and so much engraffed to Falstaff.
Prince. And to thee.
Poins. By this light, I am well spoke on; I
can hear it with mine own ears: the worst that 72
they can say of me is that I am a second brother
and that I am a proper fellow of my hands; and
those two things I confess I cannot help. By the
mass, here comes Bardolph. 76
Enter Bardolph and Page.
67 accites: invites
68 lewd: worthless
69 much engraffed: closely attached
73 second brother: younger son
74 proper fellow of my hands: good fellow with my fists
