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BORACHIO

Not so, neither: but know that I have tonight wooed Margaret, the Lady
Hero’s gentlewoman, by the name of Hero; she leans me out at her mistress’
chamber-window, bids me a thousand times good-night − I tell this tale vilely

− I should first tell thee how the [145] Prince, Claudio, and my master,
planted, and placed, and possessed, by my master Don John, saw afar off in
the orchard this amiable encounter.

CONRADE
And thought they Margaret was Hero?

BORACHIO
Two of them did, the Prince and Claudio; but [150] the devil my master knew
she was Margaret; and partly by his oaths, which first possessed them, partly

by the dark night, which did deceive them, but chiefly by my villainy, which
did confirm any slander that Don John had made, away went Claudio
enraged; swore he would [155] meet her, as he was appointed, next morning

at the temple, and there, before the whole congregation, shame her with
what he saw o’er night, and send her home again without a husband.

FIRST WATCHMAN
We charge you, in the Prince’s name [160] stand!

SECOND WATCHMAN
Call up the right Master Constable. We have here recovered the most
dangerous piece of lechery that ever was known in the commonwealth.

FIRST WATCHMAN
And one Deformed is one of them; I [165] know him, ’a wears a lock.

CONRADE
Masters, masters −

SECOND WATCHMAN

You’ll be made bring Deformed forth, I warrant you.

CONRADE