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| Enter Portia and Nerrissa. | Enter Portia and Nerissa, disguised as before | | MV IV.ii.1 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| Enquire the Iewes house out, giue him this deed, | Inquire the Jew's house out, give him this deed, | | MV IV.ii.1 | |
| And let him signe it, wee'll away to night, | And let him sign it. We'll away tonight | | MV IV.ii.2 | |
| And be a day before our husbands home: | And be a day before our husbands home. | | MV IV.ii.3 | |
| This deed will be well welcome to Lorenzo. | This deed will be well welcome to Lorenzo. | | MV IV.ii.4 | |
| Enter Gratiano. | Enter Gratiano | | MV IV.ii.5 | |
| Gra. | GRATIANO | | | |
| Faire sir, you are well ore-tane: | Fair sir, you are well o'erta'en. | | MV IV.ii.5 | |
| My L. Bassanio vpon more aduice, | My Lord Bassanio upon more advice | advice (n.) consideration, reflection, deliberation | MV IV.ii.6 | |
| Hath sent you heere this ring, and doth intreat | Hath sent you here this ring, and doth entreat | | MV IV.ii.7 | |
| Your company at dinner. | Your company at dinner. | | MV IV.ii.8.1 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| That cannot be; | That cannot be. | | MV IV.ii.8.2 | |
| His ring I doe accept most thankfully, | His ring I do accept most thankfully, | | MV IV.ii.9 | |
| And so I pray you tell him: furthermore, | And so I pray you tell him. Furthermore, | | MV IV.ii.10 | |
| I pray you shew my youth old Shylockes house. | I pray you show my youth old Shylock's house. | | MV IV.ii.11 | |
| Gra. | GRATIANO | | | |
| That will I doe. | That will I do. | | MV IV.ii.12.1 | |
| Ner. | NERISSA | | | |
| Sir, I would speake with you: | Sir, I would speak with you. | | MV IV.ii.12.2 | |
| Ile see if I can get my husbands ring | (aside to Portia) I'll see if I can get my husband's ring, | | MV IV.ii.13 | |
| Which I did make him sweare to keepe for euer. | Which I did make him swear to keep for ever. | | MV IV.ii.14 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| (aside to Nerissa) | | MV IV.ii.15.1 | |
| Thou maist I warrant, we shal haue old swearing | Thou mayst, I warrant. We shall have old swearing | old (adj.)plenty of, abundant, more than enough | MV IV.ii.15 | |
| | warrant (v.)assure, promise, guarantee, confirm | | |
| That they did giue the rings away to men; | That they did give the rings away to men, | | MV IV.ii.16 | |
| But weele out-face them, and out-sweare them to: | But we'll outface them, and outswear them too. | outswear (v.)outdo in swearing | MV IV.ii.17 | |
| Away, make haste, thou know'st where I will tarry. | Away, make haste. Thou know'st where I will tarry. | tarry (v.)stay, remain, linger | MV IV.ii.18 | |
| Ner. | NERISSA | | | |
| Come good sir, will you shew me to this house. | Come, good sir, will you show me to this house? | | MV IV.ii.19 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | MV IV.ii.19 | |