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Exit Clown.

Lor.

O dear discretion, how his words are suited!

The fool hath planted in his memory

An army of good words, and I do know

A many fools, that stand in better place,

Garnish’d like him, that for a tricksy word

Defy the matter. How cheer’st thou, Jessica?

And now, good sweet, say thy opinion,

How dost thou like the Lord Bassanio’s wife?

Jes.

Past all expressing. It is very meet

The Lord Bassanio live an upright life,

For having such a blessing in his lady,

He finds the joys of heaven here on earth,

And if on earth he do not [merit] it,

In reason he should never come to heaven!

Why, if two gods should play some heavenly match,

And on the wager lay two earthly women,

And Portia one, there must be something else

Pawn’d with the other, for the poor rude world

Hath not her fellow.

Lor.

Even such a husband

Hast thou of me as she is for [a] wife.

Jes.

Nay, but ask my opinion too of that.

Lor.

I will anon, first let us go to dinner.

Jes.

Nay, let me praise you while I have a stomach.