Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Author:William Shakespeare Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Remains Of Gymnasium At Ephesus ACT IV Scene I. Public Place Enter Second Merchant, Angelo, and an Officer 2 Merchant. You know since Penteco... more »st the sum is due, And since I have not much importun'd you ; Nor now I had not but that I am bound To Persia and want guilders for my voyage. Therefore make present satisfaction, Or I 'll attach you by this officer. Angela. Even just the sum that I do owe to you Is growing to me by Antipholus, And in the instant that I met with you He had of me a chain ; at five o'clock 10 I shall receive the money for the same. Pleaseth you walk with me down to his house, I will discharge my bond and thank you too. Enter Antipholus Of Ephesus and Dromio Of Ephesus, from the Courtesan's Officer. That labour may you save; see where he comes. Antipholus of E. While I go to the goldsmith's house, go thou And buy a rope's end ; that will I bestow Among my wife and her confederates For locking me out of my doors by day. But, soft! I see the goldsmith. Get thee gone ; Buy thou a rope and bring it home to me. 20 Dromio of E. I buy a thousand pound a year! I buy a rope ! [Exit. Antipholus of E. A man is well holp up that trusts to I promised your presence and the chain, But neither chain nor goldsmith came to me. Belike you thought our love would last too long If it were chain'd together, and therefore came not. Angela. Saving your merry humour, here 's the note How much your chain weighs to the utmost carat, The fineness of the gold, and chargeful fashion, Which doth amount to three odd ducats more 30 Than I stand debted to this gentleman. I pray you, see him presently discharg'd, For he is bound to sea and stays but for it. Antipholus of E. I am not furnish'd with the present money; Besides,...« less