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I'll play the housewife for this once.—What, ho!— They are all forth: well, I will walk myself To County Paris, to prepare him up[C 1]45 Against to-morrow. My heart is wondrous light, Since this same wayward girl is so reclaim'd.[Exeunt.

SCENE III.—The Same. Juliet's chamber.^{[C 2]}

Enter Juliet and Nurse.

Jul.	Ay, those attires are best; but, gentle nurse, I pray thee, leave me to myself to-night; For I have need of many orisons To move the heavens to smile upon my state, Which, well thou know'st, is cross and full of sin.[E 1]5

Enter Lady Capulet.

Lady Cap.

What, are you busy, ho? need you[C 3] my help?

Jul.	No, madam; we have cull'd such necessaries As are behoveful[E 2] for our state to-morrow: So please you, let me now be left alone, And let the nurse this night sit up with you,10 For I am sure you have your hands full all In this so sudden business.

1. 45. him up F, up him Q.
2. Juliet's chamber] Rowe.
3. 6. ho? need you] Q, F; doo you need Q 1.

1. 5. sin] In Q 1 Nurse speaks, "Well theres a cleane smocke under your pillow, and so good night," with which words she departs.
2. 8. behoveful] useful. Only here in Shakespeare; New Eng. Dict. says: "Extremely common from 1400 to 1700; but used since only by archaists." The only example after 1736 is cited from Carlyle's Frederick.