Chapter 29 act four

first square Enter Second Merchant, Angelo, and the Officer. Merchant B’s payment has already expired since Pentecost, and I have never pressed you for it; I am unwilling to open my mouth now, but because I am about to sail to Persia and need some money on the way, I have to ask Hurry up and return the money to me, otherwise don't blame me for being rude, and I will ask this official to put you in custody. Angelo This sum I owe you is just as much as Antipholus owes me, who took a necklace from me just before I met you, and at five o'clock to-day Pay me.Please go to his house with me, and I can pay back the money, and thank you very much for your help.

The little Antipholus and the little Dromio were born of a harlot. The guard is here to save you an extra trip. Little Antipholus I will now go to the goldsmith, buy me a whip of strong rope, my woman has conspired with her party, and shut me out for the day, I will cure they.Wait a minute, the goldsmith is over there.Go and buy a rope whip and bring it home to me. Little Dromio must bring a thousand pounds a year for a whip of rope. (Down.) Little Antipholus You are so unreliable, you promised to bring me the necklace yourself, but I see neither the necklace nor your man.You are probably afraid that our friendship will be locked by the necklace and will never be opened, so you avoid my face?

Angelo stop joking, here is an invoice stating the correct weight of your necklace, the texture of the gold, and the price.I owe money to this gentleman now. If I have more than three yuan left over the account, please pay him back the money for me, because he is going to sail and wait for the money to be used. Little Antipholus I have no cash with me, and I have business in town.Please come to my house with this guest, and take the necklace to my wife, and tell her to pay the bill.If I make it in time, maybe I can catch up with you. Angelo Then take the necklace yourself to your wife. Little Antipholus No, you send it, I'm afraid I'll be back a little later.

Angelo is very well, sir, and I will bring it to you.Is that necklace with you? Little Antipholus I have none; I hope you have not forgotten it, or you will return empty-handed. Angelo is all right, please give me the necklace quickly.Now the wind is going smoothly, this gentleman just boarded the boat, I have already delayed him a lot of time, don't delay other people's affairs. Little Antipholus Why, you've missed your appointment at the Pubentine's, and you're covering yourself with such jolly talk.I should blame you for not giving me the necklace earlier, but now you are going to make trouble with me first.

Businessman B Time passes unknowingly, please hurry up. Angelo, you heard him urging me again, what about the necklace? Little Antipholus necklace?Take it to my wife and she will give it to you. Angelo Well, well, you know I just gave it to you.If you won't give me the necklace, let me bring some proof. Little Antipholus Humph!Now you can take the joke too far.Come on, what about the necklace?Please show me. Second businessman, you are so entangled, I have no time to wait.Sir, just answer me if you would like to pay me back the money for him.If you don't agree, I'll let the officer put him in custody.

Little Antipholus I answer you!Why do you want me to answer you? Angelo, what do you owe me for the necklace? Little Antipholus I didn't get the necklace, how can I owe you money? Angelo, you know I gave it to you half an hour ago. Little Antipholus You don't give me any necklace, you're totally slandering me. Mr. Angelo, you are really sorry for not admitting that you have taken it. You know it has something to do with my credit. Businessman B is good, the official is poor, I will sue him for owing me money, please put him in custody. Good servant, I arrest you in the duke's name, and order you not to resist.

Angelo, this has completely embarrassed me.If you don't agree to take out the money, I'll ask this officer to put you in custody too. Little Antipholus I haven't taken anything from you, but I promise to pay you!Stupid thing, if you have the guts, put me in custody. Officer Angelo, this is your drink money, please arrest him.He embarrasses me so openly, even if he is my brother, I can't let him go. Mr. Officer, I'm going to take you into custody, and you heard him accuse you. Good, little Antipholus, I will not resist, I will ask the family to take money for bail.But you bastard, you will pay a heavy price for this joke on me, and I am afraid that all the gold and silver in your store will not be enough at that time.

Mr. Angelo Antipholus, Ephesus is a city of laws, and it will surely disgrace you from now on. Enter Grand Dromio. Monsieur Dromio, there is an Epidanon ship, and it will sail when the owner is on board.I have brought our things up, oil, balm, alcohol, and I have bought them all.The ship is ready to sail, and the wind is smooth, and now they are waiting only for the owner and you. What about little Antipholus, are you mad?You stupid sheep, what Epidannon's ship is waiting for me? Didn't you yourself send me to hire a ship? Little Antipholus Are you so drunk that you've lost your head?I told you to buy a rope, and I told you what to do with it.

Big Dromio told me to buy rope!Hmph, I don't want to hang myself!You obviously told me to go to the port to hire a boat. Little Antipholus, I will settle accounts with you later, and I want you to be obedient and pay attention.Now go to my wife quickly, and give her this key, and tell her there is a bag of money on the table with the Turkish rug, and tell her to bring it to you.You tell her that I was caught by them on the way, and the money is for bail.Goucai, go!Officer, let's sit in jail for a while. (Second merchant, Angelo, servant, and little Antipholus exit.) Grand Dromio To the lady!That's where we eat, and there's a woman there who takes me for a husband; she's so fat I can't stand her.Bite the bullet and go there, the master's order is irresistible. (Down.)

Scene 2 A room in Antipholus' home Enter Adriana and Luciana. Adriana Luciana, did he really seduce you like this? Have you ever carefully watched his expression, Is it a false courtship, or a genuine tease? Is he blushing and speaking seriously? Can you see from his face that cannot be concealed, See his heart beating maliciously? Luciana, he first denied your husband and wife status. Adrienne I did him no wrong, he's done his own thing. Luciana He swore again that he was an outsider here. Adriana was annoyed that he was ruthless, regardless of breaking his oath! Luciana So I advised him to love you back.

Adriana What did he say? Luciana he turned back and begged me to give my love. Adriana What the hell did he say to you? Luciana If it was pure love, I might be moved. He said I was beautiful and praised me for his words. Adrianna, you must be very happy, right? Luciana please don't worry. Adrienne I can no longer contain my anger, I can't control my tongue and make him feel painful. He's lame, crooked, old and thin, The facial features are not correct, the limbs are incomplete, and the whole body is ugly, Malevolence, ferocity, stupidity, and ruthlessness, His heart is uglier than his appearance! Why can't you let go of a man like Luciana, According to me, you can just let him go. Adriana, but I don't really think of him that way, I just hope others see him like a horse with a bull's head and a horse's face; Just like wild birds chirping deliberately far away from their nests, I scolded him with my mouth, but I missed him in my heart. Enter Grand Dromio. Here comes the Grand Dromio, go, table!purse!OK, hurry up! What about Luciana, can't you speak clearly? Big Dromio ran so fast that he couldn't breathe. Where is Master Adriana, Dromio?How is he? Big Dromio is not good, he is caught in a prison deeper than hell.His captor was a devil in a leather livery, with a row of iron buttons fastening his ferocious heart; a demon, a fierce god, ruthless, furious; a wolf, no, more powerful than a wolf, with hair on his body; He is used to patting people on the back and grabbing people's shoulders. No matter it is a small road, creek, or trail, he will yell that you are not allowed to pass; if you ask him to bite a tracking hunting dog, you will not be able to escape; If he didn't arrive, he sent the poor thing to hell. Adrianna, what's going on? Big Dromeo I don't know what happened, but they took him. What about Adriana, he's taken?Who sued him to the magistrate? Grand Dromeo I don't know who brought him to the magistrate; but it was the clerk in the leather livery I said, that was absolutely true.Will you give me the money in his table, madam, to redeem him? Sister Adrienne, go get it. (Exit Luciana) I don't understand how he can hide the money I owe someone.Tell me, did they tie him up? Big Dromeo is not tied up, but I heard they say he's going to be chained up.Didn't you hear that voice? Adriana What, the sound of chains? Grand Dromio No, the sound of the bell.I must go now; it was two o'clock when I left him, and one is striking now. The Adrienne clock would run backwards, I hadn't heard it. If the elder Dromeo met the official at the hour, he would have turned back in terror. Adriana owes people money unless time too!You are so fantastic. Grand Dloreo was originally a bankrupt, and he had nothing you asked him for.Besides, time is also a thief.Don't you often hear people say: no matter day or night, time always sneaks by?Since time is a bankrupt and a thief who meets an official on the way and only turns back an hour a day, is that still too much? Re-enter Luciana. Adriana Dromio, take the money, and come home with my master.Sister, let's go in.My suspicions, which comforted me, also saddened me. (same below.) Third Field Plaza Enter Antipholus the Great. Great Antipholus All the people I saw on the road saluted me as if I were their old friend, and everyone knew my name.Some people gave me money, some invited me to dinner, some thanked me, and some asked me to buy their things; just now a tailor called me into his shop and gave me Look at a piece of satin he bought for me and measure me.I see that people here have magic tricks, and they intend to tease me with this strange method. Enter Grand Dromio. Monsieur Grand Dromio, here is the money you sent me to fetch.Why, did you send old Adam away in a new suit? Great Antipholus Where did this money come from?What did you say Adam? Dromio the Great is not the Adam who guards Paradise, but the Adam who guards the prison.When a cow was killed for the prodigal son, the cowhide was picked up by him to make a livery; he followed you like a disaster, and kept telling you to give up your freedom. Great Antipholus I don't understand at all. Grand Dromio don't understand?Isn't that clear?As clear as a cello; he's like a cello, always in a leather case; I say, sir, that's the guy who pats the good people on the shoulder when they're tired and calls them Don't walk around; he pities the weak and weak, and only finds them strong clothes that cannot be broken; he holds a short club, but if he commits a crime, he will give him three points with a long gun. Great Antipholus Oh, you mean a servant? The great Dromio is, sir, a servant; if there is any mistake in the paperwork, he will call you for an answer; he seems to think that everyone is going to bed, because his words are: "Relax! " Great Antipholus I think it's time for your jokes to stop.Are there any boats sailing this evening?can we leave now Great Dromio Hey, my lord, I told you before one o'clock that there is a ship "Long March" ready to set off tonight, but the official wants to tell you to wait for the "Squad Room".You told me to get the money to redeem you. Big Antipholus is mad, and I am mad too.We have stepped into the demon realm, please God bless us to get out of this place quickly! Enter whore. Mister Antipholus, whore, We meet by chance.You have probably found the goldsmith, is this the necklace you promised me? Great Antipholus devil, go away!Don't seduce me! Master Dromio, is she the devil's grandmother? Great Antipholus She is the devil. Grand Dromio No, she's worse than the devil, she's a hag, she's a whore to charm.Girls often say, "If it's not for something, I wish I could be a yaksha," which is the same as saying, "May I be a whore." Many books say that yakshas emit light, just from the fire. Come on, fire burns; therefore, whores burn.Do stay away from her. Whore, you master and servant are really good at joking.Sir, would you like to come to my house for a meal? Grand Dromeo You're going, my lord, but you'll have a ladle; I reckon you'll find a ladle quickly. Great Antipholus Why, Dromio? Everyone knows that a ladle is necessary to dine with the devil. Great Antipholus Go away, goblin!What to eat or not to eat!You are a charming witch, you are all monsters here, go away! Whore Give me back the ring you asked me to go to at lunchtime, or exchange with me the chain you promised to give me, and I'll go, and I won't bother you anymore. Some devils in Da Dromio only ask people for some nails and hairs, or a blade of grass, a drop of blood, a needle, a walnut, or a cherry stone, but she asks people for a gold necklace. What a greedy person. the devil.Sir, don't let her faint, don't give her this necklace, otherwise she will ring it to scare us. Whore, please give me back my ring, or give me your necklace.You nobles should not deceive us like this. Great Antipholus Do not entangle me, goblin!Let us go, Dromio. Miss Grand Dromio, have you ever seen a peacock?Put your tail together, and say: "Stay away!" (Exit the great Antipholus and the great Dromio.) The whore Antipholus must be really mad, or he would never be so reckless.He took me a ring worth forty dollars, and promised me that he would go and strike me a gold necklace in exchange; and now he would not give me back the ring, nor would he give me the necklace.I believe he must be crazy, not only because he treated me like that just now, but also when I was having dinner today, I heard him say something crazy, saying that the door of his house was closed and he was not allowed in, probably his wife knew that he was often mentally ill Attack, so deliberately shut him out.I'm going to his house now and tell his wife that he's gone mad and broke into my house and snatched my ring.This method is very good, forty yuan can't be thrown away unjustly. (Down.) Sichang Street Enter Young Antipholus, and his servants. Take it easy, little Antipholus, I will not run away.He said how much I owed him, I will leave you as much as you want before leaving.My wife has a very bad temper today, and she will not easily believe the message I asked someone to take.When she heard that I was sued in Ephesus, she would think it was unheard of. Little Dromio enters with the rope whip. Young Antipholus My valet has come, and I think he will come with money.Hey, what happened to what I asked you to do? I've bought little Dromio, and, you see, it's sure to make them all know better. Little Antipholus but money? Little Dromio Why, my lord, I've spent the money to buy a rope whip. Little Antipholus dog, do you take five hundred dollars to buy a rope? Little Dromio At that price, my lord, I'll give you five hundred. Little Antipholus What did I call you home to do? Little Dromio told me to buy a rope whip, and I have now. Well, little Antipholus, I welcome you with this whip. (Hits Little Dromio.) Be calm, sir. Little Dromio, tell him to calm down, and I'm wrecked! The guard is fine, don't talk too much. Little Dromio, tell me not to talk too much, first tell him not to fight. Little Antipholus, you muddled, insensible fool! Little Monsieur Dromio, I wish I was unconscious, and it wouldn't hurt me if you hit me. Little Antipholus, you are like a donkey, you are confused about everything, and you only feel pain when you are whipped. Little Dromio, yes, I am such an ass, and you see how long my ears have been torn out by him.I have been serving him since I was born until now; I have not benefited from his hands, and I have been beaten by him countless times.When I'm cold, he beats me until I'm hot; when I'm hot, he beats me until I'm cold; when I fall asleep, he wakes me up; when I sit down, he beats me up Get up; when I go out, he'll knock me out the door; when I come back, he'll knock me in the door.His fist never leaves my shoulder, just like a child on a beggar's shoulder; I see that after he broke my leg, I still have to go begging around the door with this scar on my body. Good day, little Antipholus, go, my wife is thither. Adrianna, Luciana, Whore, Pinch Ibid. Little Madame Dromio, remember the idiom: "Push yourself on"; Or I should parrot my prophecy: "Beware of the rope." Little Antipholus, do you want to talk more? (Hits Little Dromio.) Whore, look, isn't your husband crazy? Adrienne is so savage, he is really crazy.Master Pinqi, you have the ability to exorcise evil spirits, please help him restore his nature, I will promise you any reward you want. Luciana Oh, how hideous his face is! Whore, look at him trembling with a ghost! Pinch please hold out your hand and let me feel your pulse. Little Antipholus I will stretch out my hand and give you a slap in the face. (Pick the deed.) Pinch Satan, in the name of the saints in heaven, I command you to obey my holy prayer, leave this person's body quickly, and return to your dark cave! Little Antipholus Nonsense, you foolish magician!I am not crazy. Adriana Poor thing, I hope you're not crazy! Little Antipholus you bitch!Are these your friends?This yellow-faced guy, is he drinking and having fun at my house today, shutting me out and not allowing me to enter his own house? Adrienne Husband, God knows you are at home for dinner today.If you had stayed at home well, you would not have suffered such slander and public embarrassment. Little Antipholus dined at home!Dog talent, what do you say? To tell the truth, little Monsieur Dromio, you did not dine at home. Little Antipholus Is not the door of my house shut tight, and I shall not enter? Little Dromio Yes, your door is shut tight, and you cannot enter. Didn't little Antipholus scold me herself? Little Dromio does not lie, she scolds you herself. Didn't the girl in the kitchen of little Antipholus also abuse me? Little Dromio is right, the kitchen girl insulted you too. Little Antipholus, didn't I leave in a rage? Little Dromio, as my bones testify, It has learned your wrath. Adriana, he talks so upside down, you still follow him every sentence, is that right? Pinch should be like this, he is having a seizure now, don't argue with him, he will calm down slowly in a while. Little Antipholus Thou hast the goldsmith to arrest me. Adriana Oh!I heard the news, and sent Dromio to bail you out with money. Little Dromio bid me bring the money!Conscience of heaven and earth, sir, I didn't get any money. Little Antipholus Did you not ask her for a purse? Adriana When he gets home, I'll give it to him. Luciana I can attest that she handed him the purse. Little Dromio God and the owner of the rope shop can testify to me that I was only ordered to buy a rope. Mrs. Pinch, they are both possessed by demons, and you see how pale they look.They must be well tied up and placed in a dark room. Little Antipholus I ask you, why did you shut me out today?And you, why don't you want to take out that bag of money? Adriana Good husband, I did not shut you out. Little Dromio, good lord, I never got any money; but we are indeed shut out from them. Adriana is a bully!What you say is all lies. Little Antipholus Deceitful whore!You don’t have the slightest sincerity yourself; you collude with a gang of foxes and dogs to manipulate me, and my ten fingers will poke into your eye sockets and dig out your deceptive eyeballs; don’t think that looking at me like this Human abuse and humiliation is a funny thing. Adrianna!Bind him, bind him, don't let him come near me! Pincher, call some more people!The ghost on him is very powerful. Luciana Oh, poor man, how pale he is! Three or four people entered the arena and tied up little Antipholus. Little Antipholus, will you murder me?Officer, I am your prisoner, why don't you just let them take me away? Officers, let him go; he is my prisoner, and you cannot take him away. Pinch tied the guy up too, and he was crazy too. (They bind little Dromio.) Adriana What are you doing, you rude policeman?Would you like to see a hapless madman hurt himself? The guard is my prisoner, if I let him go, I will be responsible for the money he owes others. Adriana, I will pay this debt for him, and you take me to his creditor, and after I ask him, I can pay him the full amount.Good master, please escort him home.O wretched day! Little Antipholus O wretched whore! Little Dromio, I'm a burden to you for binding us together in this way. Little Antipholus stop talking nonsense, bastard!Are you driving me crazy? Little Dromio Will you be bound for nothing?Just go crazy, master; shout "Devil!" Luciana God bless these poor souls!How incoherent they are! Adriana take them away.Sister, come with me. (Exit Pinch and his assistant pushing Antipholus and Dromio the Younger) Tell me who accuses him? A goldsmith named Angelo, do you know him? Adrianna I know this guy.How much does he owe him? The servant is two hundred yuan. How did Adriana owe this money? The guard took a necklace from your husband. Adrienne had ordered a necklace for me, but he never got it. Whore He came to my house today in a rage, and snatched away my ring, which I saw just now on his finger; when I met him later, he was wearing a necklace. Adrienne may be, but I don't see it.Come, officer, come with me to the goldsmith, and I want to know the whole truth of the matter. Enter Antipholus the Great and Dromio the Great, swords drawn. Merciful God, Luciana!They escaped again! Adrianna and the others still drew their swords.Let's go and get some more men to re-bind them. Run away!They are going to kill us. (Exit Adriana, Luciana, and the servants.) Great Antipholus It turns out that these goblins are afraid of swords. Sergeant Dromio That woman who called you husband has now fled from you. Antipholus the Great Go to the centaur for me, and fetch our luggage, I wish I could get aboard safe sooner. Sergeant Dromeo Seriously, if we stay one more night, they won't hurt us.You can see that they are so respectful to us, and even give us money.I think they are a very polite people, and if that fat woman hadn't insisted on me being her husband, I'd like to live here forever and become a goblin. Great Antipholus I don't want to stay any longer tonight.Go, let's get our luggage aboard. (same below.)