Guido Guido Well, then be it so. [Enter Ascanio Cristofano.] Ascanio Cristofano Ascanio Ascanio Come, Guido, I have been beforehand with you in everything, for I have drunk a flagon of wine, eaten a pasty, and kissed the maid who served it. Why, you look as melancholy as a schoolboy who cannot buy apples, or a politician who cannot sell his vote. What news, Guido, what news? Guido Guido Why, that we two must part, Ascanio. Ascanio Ascanio That would be news indeed, but it is not true. Guido Guido Too true it is, you must get hence, Ascanio, And never look upon my face again. Ascanio Ascanio No, no; indeed you do not know me, Guido; ’Tis true I am a common yeoman’s son, Nor versed in fashions of much courtesy; But, if you are nobly born, cannot I be Your serving man? I will tend you with more love Than any hired servant.
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