Page 451 - Shakespeare - Vol. 2

NERISSA

My lord and lady, it is now our time,
That have stood by and seen our wishes prosper,
To cry good joy, good joy, my lord and lady!

GRATIANO
My lord Bassanio, and my gentle lady,

I wish you all the joy that you can wish, [190]
For I am sure you can wish none from me;
And when your honours mean to solemnize
The bargain of your faith, I do beseech you

Even at that time I may be married too.

BASSANIO

With all my heart, so thou canst get a wife. [195]

GRATIANO
I thank your lordship, you have got me one.
My eyes, my lord, can look as swift as yours:
You saw the mistress, I beheld the maid.

You loved, I loved; for intermission
No more pertains to me, my lord, than you. [200]
Your fortune stood upon the caskets there,
And so did mine too, as the matter falls;

For wooing here until I sweat again,
And swearing till my very roof was dry
With oaths of love, at last, if promise last, [205]
I got a promise of this fair one here

To have her love, provided that your fortune
Achieved her mistress.

PORTIA
Is this true, Nerissa?

NERISSA
Madam, it is, so you stand pleased withal.

BASSANIO