Chapter 11

_Enter_ SHYLOCK, SALARINO, ANTONIO, _and_ GAOLER.

_Shy_, Gaoler, look to him. Tell not me of mercy;-- This is the fool that lends out money gratis;-- Gaoler, look to him.

_Ant_. Hear me yet, good Shylock.

_Shy_. I'll have my bond; speak not against my bond; I have sworn an oath that I will have my bond: Thou call'dst me dog, before thou had'st a cause: But, since I am a dog, beware my fangs: The duke shall grant me justice.--I do wonder, Thou naughty gaoler, that thou art so fond[89] To come abroad with him at his request.

_Ant_. I pray thee, hear me speak.

_Shy_. I'll have my bond; I will not hear thee speak: I'll have my bond; and therefore speak no more. I'll not be made a soft and dull-ey'd fool, To shake the head, relent, and sigh, and yield To Christian intercessors. Follow not; I'll have no speaking; I will have my bond.

[_Exit_ SHYLOCK.

_Salar_. It is the most impenetrable cur That ever kept with men.

_Ant_. Let him alone; I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers. He seeks my life.

_Salar_. I am sure the duke Will never grant this forfeiture to hold.

_Ant_. The duke cannot deny the course of law,[90] For the commodity that strangers have With us in Venice, if it be denied, 'Twill much impeach the justice of the state;[91] Since that the trade and profit of the city Consisteth of all nations. Well, gaoler, on:--Pray heaven, Bassanio come To see me pay his debt, and then I care not.

[_Exeunt_.

FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 89: _--fond_; _Id est_, foolish.]