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Mrs. Page. You will do it?

Mrs. Ford. I ha’ told them over and over, they lack no direction. Be gone, and come when you are call’d.

[Exeunt Servants.]

Mrs. Page. Here comes little Robin.

[Enter] Robin.

Mrs. Ford. How now, my eyas-musket, what news with you?

Rob. My master, Sir John, is come in at your back door, Mistress Ford, and requests your company.

Mrs. Page. You little Jack-a-Lent, have you been true to us?

Rob. Ay, I’ll be sworn. My master knows not of your being here, and hath threat’ned to put me into everlasting liberty if I tell you of it; for he swears he’ll turn me away.

Mrs. Page. Thou’rt a good boy. This secrecy of thine shall be a tailor to thee, and shall make thee a new doublet and hose. I’ll go hide me.

Mrs. Ford. Do so. Go tell thy master I am alone. [Exit Robin.] Mistress Page, remember you your cue.

Mrs. Page. I warrant thee, if I do not act it, hiss me.

[Exit.]

Mrs. Ford. Go to then. We’ll use this unwholesome humidity, this gross wat’ry pumpion. We’ll teach him to know turtles from jays.