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The Merchant of Venice: Act 4 Scene 2

Scene II The same. A street.

[Enter PORTIA and NERISSA]

PORTIA

Inquire the Jew's house out, give him this deed

And let him sign it: we'll away to-night

And be a day before our husbands home:

This deed will be well welcome to Lorenzo.

[Enter GRATIANO]

GRATIANO

Fair sir, you are well o'erta'en

My Lord Bassanio upon more advice

Hath sent you here this ring, and doth entreat

Your company at dinner.

PORTIA

That cannot be:

His ring I do accept most thankfully:

And so, I pray you, tell him: furthermore,

I pray you, show my youth old Shylock's house.

GRATIANO

That will I do.

NERISSA

Sir, I would speak with you.

[Aside to PORTIA]

I'll see if I can get my husband's ring,

Which I did make him swear to keep for ever.

PORTIA

[Aside to NERISSA] Thou mayst, I warrant.

We shall have old swearing

That they did give the rings away to men;

But we'll outface them, and outswear them too.

[Aloud]

Away! make haste: thou knowist where I will tarry.

NERISSA

Come, good sir, will you show me to this house?

[Exeunt]

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