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CLOWN

Advise you what you say: the minister is here. (As Sir Topas) Malvolio,
Malvolio, thy wits the heavens restore: endeavour thyself to sleep, and leave
thy [95] vain bibble babble.

MALVOLIO
Sir Topas!

CLOWN

(As Sir Topas) Maintain no words with him, good fellow! (As himself) Who, I,
sir? not I, sir! God buy you, good Sir Topas! (As Sir Topas) Marry, amen!
[100] (As himself) I will, sir, I will.

MALVOLIO
Fool, fool, fool, I say!

CLOWN
Alas, sir, be patient. What say you, sir? I am shent for speaking to you.

MALVOLIO
Good fool, help me to some light and some [105] paper: I tell thee I am as

well in my wits as any man in Illyria.

CLOWN

Well-a-day that you were, sir!

MALVOLIO
By this hand, I am! Good fool, some ink, paper, and light, and convey what I
will set down to [110] my lady. It shall advantage thee more than ever the
bearing of letter did.

CLOWN

I will help you to’t. But tell me true, are you not mad indeed? or do you but
counterfeit?

MALVOLIO
Believe me, I am not, I tell thee true. [115]