223 thank you, sir. CARTER. 'Tis not so much worth. I pray you, tell me one thing. FAUSTUS. What's that? CARTER. Be both your legs bed-fellows every night together? FAUSTUS. Wouldst thou make a Colossus of me, that thou askest me such questions? CARTER. No, truly, sir; I would make nothing of you; but I would fain know that. Enter HOSTESS with drink. FAUSTUS. Then, I assure thee certainly, they are. CARTER. I thank you; I am fully satisfied. FAUSTUS. But wherefore dost thou ask? CARTER. For nothing, sir:  but methinks you should have a wooden bed-fellow of one of 'em. HORSE-COURSER. Why, do you hear, sir? did not I 224 pull off one of your legs when you were asleep? FAUSTUS. But I have it again, now I am awake: look you here, sir. ALL. O, horrible! had the doctor three legs? CARTER. Do you remember, sir, how you cozened me, and eat up my load of——            [FAUSTUS, in the middle of each speech, charms them dumb.]       DICK. Do you remember how you made me wear an ape's——       HORSE-COURSER. You whoreson conjuring scab, do you remember how you cozened me with a ho——       ROBIN. Ha' 225 you forgotten me? you think to carry it away with your hey-pass and re-pass:  do you remember the dog's fa——           [Exeunt CLOWNS.]       HOSTESS. Who pays for the ale? hear you, Master Doctor; now you have sent away my guess, 226 I pray who shall pay me for my a——           [Exit HOSTESS.]       DUCHESS. My lord, We are much beholding 227 to this learned man. DUKE. So are we, madam; which we will recompense With all the love and kindness that we may:      His artful sport 228 drives all sad thoughts away.           [Exeunt.]            Thunder and lightning. Enter DEVILS with covered dishes; MEPHISTOPHILIS leads them into FAUSTUS'S study; then enter WAGNER. WAGNER. I think my master 229 means to die shortly; he has made his will, and given me his wealth, his house, his goods, 230 and store of golden plate, besides two thousand ducats ready-coined. I wonder what he means:  if death were nigh, he would not frolic thus. He's now at supper with the scholars, where there's such belly-cheer as Wagner in his life ne'er 231 saw the like:  and, see where they come! belike the feast is ended. 232           [Exit.]            Enter FAUSTUS, MEPHISTOPHILIS, and two or three SCHOLARS. FIRST SCHOLAR. Master Doctor Faustus, since our conference about fair ladies, which was the beautifulest in all the world, we have determined with ourselves that Helen of Greece was the admirablest lady that ever lived:  therefore, Master Doctor, if you will do us so 

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