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Ay, and break it in your face, so he break it not behind.

S. Dro. [Within.]

It seems thou want’st breaking, out upon thee, hind!

E. Dro.

Here’s too much “out upon thee!”; I pray thee let me in.

S. Dro. [Within.]

Ay, when fowls have no feathers, and fish have no fin.

E. Ant.

Well, I’ll break in: go borrow me a crow.

E. Dro.

A crow without feather? Master, mean you so?

For a fish without a fin, there’s a fowl without a feather:

If a crow help us in, sirrah, we’ll pluck a crow together.

E. Ant.

Go, get thee gone, fetch me an iron crow.

Balth.

Have patience, sir, O, let it not be so!

Herein you war against your reputation,

And draw within the compass of suspect

Th’ unviolated honor of your wife.

Once this—your long experience of [her] wisdom,

Her sober virtue, years, and modesty,

Plead on [her] part some cause to you unknown;

And doubt not, sir, but she will well excuse

Why at this time the doors are made against you.

Be rul’d by me, depart in patience,

And let us to the Tiger all to dinner;