ACT THREE Scene One

    ［Before the castle．Enter CASSIO and some Musicians］


    CASSIO


    Masters，y here；I wi11 content your pains；


    Something that’s brief； and bid ‘Good morrow，general．


    ［Music．Enter Clown］


    Clown


    Why masters，have your instruments been in Naples，


    that they speak i’the nose thus？


    First Musician


    How，sir，how！


    Clown


    Are these，I pray you， wind－instruments？


    First Musician


    Ay，marry，are they， sir．


    Clown


    O，thereby hangs a tail．


    First Musician


    Whereby hangs a tale，sir？


    Clown


    Marry．sir，by many a wind-instrument that I know．


    But，masters，here’s money for you：the general


    so likes your music，that he desires you，for love’s


    sake，to make no more noise with it．


    First Musician


    Well，sir，we will not


    Clown


    If you have any music that may not be heard，to’t


    again：but，as they say to hear music the general


    does not greatly care．


    First Musician．


    We have none such， sir．


    Clown．


    Then put up your pipes in your bag，for I’ll away：


    go；vanish into air；away！


    ［Exeunt Musicians］


    CASSIO


    Dost thou hear，my honest friend？


    Clown


    No，I hear not your honest friend；I hear you．


    CASSIO


    Prithee，keep up thy quillets．There’s a poor piece


    of gold for thee：if the gentlewoman that attends


    the general’s wife be stirring，tell her there’s


    one Cassio entreats her a little favour of speech：


    wilt thou do this？


    Clown


    She is stirring，sir： if she will stir hither，I


    shall seem to notify unto her．


    CASSIO


    Do， good my friend．


    ［Exit Clown．Enter IAGO ］


    In happy time， Iago，


    IAGO


    You have not been a－bed，then？


    CASSIO


    Why，no；the day had broke


    Before we parted．I have made bold，Iago，


    To send in to your wife：my suit to her


    Is，that she will to virtuous Desdemona


    Procure me some ess．


    IAGO


    I’ll send her to you presently；


    And I’ll devise a mean to draw the Moor


    Out of the way， that your converse and business


    May be more free．


    CASSIO


    I humbly thank you for’t


    ［Exit IAGO］


    I never knew


    A Florentine more kind and honest．


    ［Enter EMILIA］


    EMILIA


    Good morrow，good Lieutenant：I am sorry


    For your displeasure； but all will sure be well．


    The general and his wile are talking of it；


    And she speaks for you stoutly：the Moor replies，


    That he you hurt is of great fame in Cyprus，


    And great affinity，and that in wholesome wisdom


    He might not but refuse you；but he protests he loves you


    And needs no other suitor but his likings


    To take the safest asion by the front


    To bring you in again．


    CASSIO


    Yet，I beseech you，


    If you think fit，or that it may be done，


    Give me advantage of some brief discourse


    With Desdemona alone．


    EMILIA


    Pray youe in；


    I will bestow you where you shall have time


    To speak your bosom freely．


    CASSIO


    I am much bound to you．


    ［Exeunt ］