Padua.Before LUCENTIO'S house.GREMIO discovered.Enter behind BIONDELLO, LUCENTIO, and BIANCA BIONDELLO Softly and swiftly, sir; for the priest is ready.LUCENTIO I fly, Biondello: but they may chance to need thee at home; therefore leave us.BIONDELLO Nay, faith, I'll see the church o' your back; and then come back to my master's as soon as I can.
Exeunt LUCENTIO, BIANCA, and BIONDELLO GREMIO I marvel Cambio comes not all this while.
Enter PETRUCHIO, KATHARINA, VINCENTIO, GRUMIO, with Attendants PETRUCHIO Sir, here's the door, this is Lucentio's house:
My father's bears more toward the market-place;Thither must I, and here I leave you, sir.VINCENTIO You shall not choose but drink before you go:
I think I shall command your welcome here, And, by all likelihood, some cheer is toward.
Knocks GREMIO They're busy within; you were best knock louder.
Pedant looks out of the window Pedant What's he that knocks as he would beat down the gate? VINCENTIO Is Signior Lucentio within, sir? Pedant He's within, sir, but not to be spoken withal.VINCENTIO What if a man bring him a hundred pound or two, to make merry withal? Pedant Keep your hundred pounds to yourself:
he shall need none, so long as I live.PETRUCHIO Nay, I told you your son was well beloved in Padua.
Do you hear, sir? To leave frivolous circumstances, I pray you, tell Signior Lucentio that his father is come from Pisa, and is here at the door to speak with him.Pedant Thou liest: his father is come from Padua and here looking out at the window.VINCENTIO Art thou his father? Pedant Ay, sir; so his mother says, if I may believe her.PETRUCHIO [To VINCENTIO] Why, how now, gentleman!
why, this is flat knavery, to take upon you another man's name.Pedant Lay hands on the villain: I believe a'
means to cozen somebody in this city under my countenance.
Re-enter BIONDELLO BIONDELLO I have seen them in the church together:
God send 'em good shipping! But who is here? mine old master Vincentio! now we are undone and brought to nothing.VINCENTIO [Seeing BIONDELLO]
Come hither, crack-hemp.BIONDELLO Hope I may choose, sir.VINCENTIO Come hither, you rogue.What, have you forgot me? BIONDELLO Forgot you! no, sir: I could not forget you, for Inever saw you before in all my life.VINCENTIO What, you notorious villain, didst thou never see thy master's father, Vincentio? BIONDELLO What, my old worshipful old master? yes, marry, sir:
see where he looks out of the window.VINCENTIO Is't so, indeed.
Beats BIONDELLO BIONDELLO Help, help, help! here's a madman will murder me.
Exit Pedant Help, son! help, Signior Baptista!
Exit from above PETRUCHIO Prithee, Kate, let's stand aside and see the end of this controversy.
They retire Re-enter Pedant below; TRANIO, BAPTISTA, and Servants TRANIO Sir, what are you that offer to beat my servant? VINCENTIO What am I, sir! nay, what are you, sir?
