Twelfth Night, Act 3, Scene 4

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Twelfth Night: Act 3, Scene 4


	Enter OLIVIA and MARIA

	OLIVIA [aside]
3.4.1	I have sent after him— he says he'll come;	him i.e., "Cesario" \| he says he'll come i.e., if he
	How shall I feast him? what bestow of him?	says he'll come \| bestow of give to
	For youth is bought more oft than begg'd or borrow'd.	youth is bought >>>
	I speak too loud.—

	[To Maria]

3.4.5	Where is Malvolio? he is sad and civil,	sad and civil serious and decorous
	And suits well for a servant with my fortunes.	suits well . . . my fortunes >>>
	Where is Malvolio?

	MARIA
	He's coming, madam; but in very strange manner.
	He is, sure, possessed, madam.	possessed possessed by an evil spirit, crazy

	OLIVIA
3.4.10	Why, what's the matter? does he rave?	rave talk nonsense (like a madman)

	MARIA
	No, madam, he does nothing but smile. Your
	ladyship were best to have some guard about you,
	if he come; for, sure, the man is tainted in's wits.	tainted diseased \| in's in his

	OLIVIA
	Go call him hither.

	Exit MARIA

	I am as mad as he,
3.4.15	If sad and merry madness equal be.

	Re-enter MARIA, with MALVOLIO

	How now, Malvolio!

	MALVOLIO
	Sweet lady, ho, ho.

	OLIVIA
	Smilest thou?
	I sent for thee upon a sad occasion.	sad serious (But Malvolio takes "sad" to mean
		"unhappy" or "painful.")
	MALVOLIO
3.4.20	Sad, lady! I could be sad. This does make some ob-
	struction in the blood, this cross-gartering; but what
	of that? if it please the eye of one, it is with me as
	the very true sonnet is, "Please one, and please all."	sonnet poem, song >>>

	OLIVIA
	Why, how dost thou, man? what is the matter with
3.4.25	thee?

	MALVOLIO
	Not black in my mind, though yellow in my legs. It	black . . . yellow >>>
	did come to his hands, and commands shall be
	executed. I think we do know the sweet Roman hand.	Roman hand Italian style of handwriting (It was
		coming into style at that time.)
	OLIVIA
	Wilt thou go to bed, Malvolio?	to bed (Olvia means that he should lie down and
		rest to alleviate whatever strange afflication he has.)
	MALVOLIO
3.4.30	To bed! ay, sweet-heart, and I'll come to	To bed! (Malvolio thinks he's just gotten lucky.)
	thee.

	OLIVIA
	God comfort thee! Why dost thou smile so and kiss
	thy hand so oft?	kiss thy hand (Malvolio is kissing his hand to
		Olivia.)
	MARIA
	How do you, Malvolio?

	MALVOLIO
3.4.35	At your request! Yes, nightingales answer	At your request! i.e., Am I likely to answer your
	daws.	question?—I think not. \| daws crows, i.e., Maria,
		and others like her. (He's being "surly with
	MARIA	servants," as the letter said he should.)
	Why appear you with this ridiculous boldness
	before my lady?

	MALVOLIO
	"Be not afraid of greatness"; 'twas well writ.

	OLIVIA
3.4.40	What meanest thou by that, Malvolio?

	MALVOLIO
	"Some are born great"—

	OLIVIA
	Ha?

	MALVOLIO
	"Some achieve greatness"—

	OLIVIA
	What sayest thou?

	MALVOLIO
3.4.45	"And some have greatness thrust upon them."

	OLIVIA
	Heaven restore thee!	restore thee return you to sanity

	MALVOLIO
	"Remember who commended thy yellow
	stockings"—

	OLIVIA
	Thy yellow stockings!

	MALVOLIO
3.4.50	"And wished to see thee cross-gartered."

	OLIVIA
	Cross-gartered!

	MALVOLIO
	"Go to thou art made, if thou desirest to be
	so"—

	OLIVIA
	Am I made?

	MALVOLIO
3.4.55	"If not, let me see thee a servant still."

	OLIVIA
	Why, this is very midsummer madness.	midsummer madness inexplicable madness (The
		midsummer moon was thought to cause sudden
	Enter Servant	attacks of insanity.)

	Servant
	Madam, the young gentleman of the Count	young gentleman i.e., "Cesario"
	Orsino's is returned. I could hardly entreat him	I could hardly entreat him back I could hardly
	back. He attends your ladyship's pleasure.	persuade him to come back \| attends awaits

	OLIVIA
3.4.60	I'll come to him. [Exit Servant] Good Maria, let this
	fellow be looked to. Where's my cousin Toby? Let	fellow i.e., Malvolio ("Fellow" is a nice word for a
	some of my people have a special care of him. I would	servant, but Malvolio later takes it to mean
	not have him miscarry for the half of my dowry.	"companion.") \| miscarry come to harm

	Exeunt OLIVIA and MARIA

	MALVOLIO
	O, ho! do you come near me now? no worse man than	do you come near me now? do you (Olivia) begin
3.4.65	Sir Toby to look to me! This concurs directly with the	to understand me now?
	letter: she sends him on purpose, that I may appear
	stubborn to him; for she incites me to that in the letter.	stubborn rude
	"Cast thy humble slough," says she; "be opposite with
	a kinsman, surly with servants; let thy tongue tang
3.4.70	with arguments of state; put thyself into the trick of
	singularity"; and consequently sets down the manner	consequently after that \| sets down writes out
	how; as, a sad face, a reverend carriage, a slow	the manner how the way to do it \| sad serious
	tongue, in the habit of some sir of note, and so forth.	reverend carriage dignified way of walking
	I have limed her; but it is Jove's doing, and Jove	habit of some sir of note clothes of a distinguished
3.4.75	make me thankful! And when she went away now,	gentleman \| limed caught (Birdlime, a sticky paste,
	"Let this fellow be looked to"; "fellow"! not	was used to catch birds.)
	"Malvolio," nor after my degree, but "fellow." Why,	after my degree according to my position (steward)
	every thing adheres together, that no dram of a	adheres together fits \| dram one-eighth of a fluid
	scruple, no scruple of a scruple, no obstacle, no	ounce \| scruple one-third of a dram, and doubt
3.4.80	incredulous or unsafe circumstance— What can be	incredulous incredible \| unsafe uncertain
	said? Nothing that can be can come between me and
	the full prospect of my hopes. Well, Jove, not I, is	full prospect of my hopes everything that I have
	the doer of this, and he is to be thanked.	looked forward to

	Re-enter MARIA, with SIR TOBY BELCH and FABIAN

	SIR TOBY BELCH
	Which way is he, in the name of sanctity? If all	in the name of sanctity i.e., by all that's holy
3.4.85	the devils of hell be drawn in little, and Legion	drawn in little crammed into a small space,
	himself possessed him, yet I'll speak to him.	i.e., Malvolio's heart \| Legion >>>

	FABIAN
	Here he is, here he is. How is't with you, sir?
	How is't with you, man?

	MALVOLIO
	Go off; I discard you. Let me enjoy my private. Go	discard you cast you off \| private privacy
3.4.90	off.

	MARIA
	Lo, how hollow the fiend speaks within him! did	hollow resoundingly
	not I tell you? Sir Toby, my lady prays you to	prays earnestly requests
	have a care of him.	have a care of take care of, keep safe

	MALVOLIO
	Ah, ha! does she so?

	SIR TOBY BELCH
3.4.95	Go to, go to; peace, peace, we must deal gently	Go to i.e., let's get to work >>> \| peace quiet
	with him. Let me alone. How do you, Malvolio?	Let me alone leave him to me
	How is't with you? What, man, defy the devil!	defy renounce
	Consider, he's an enemy to mankind.

	MALVOLIO
	Do you know what you say?

	MARIA
3.4.100	La you, an you speak ill of the devil, how he	La you i.e., Did you hear that! \| an if
	takes it at heart! Pray God, he be not bewitched!	takes it at heart resents it (Maria's satirical point is
		that Malvolio, possessed by the devil, doesn't like
	FABIAN	to hear ill spoken of his master.)
	Carry his water to the wise woman.	water urine \| wise woman white witch (who can
		make a diagnosis and provide a charm to cure
	MARIA	the patient)
	Marry, and it shall be done to-morrow morning,
	if I live. My lady would not lose him for more
3.4.105	than I'll say.

	MALVOLIO
	How now, mistress?

	MARIA
	O Lord!

	SIR TOBY BELCH
	Prithee, hold thy peace; this is not the way: do
	you not see you move him? Let me alone with him.	move agitate

	FABIAN
3.4.110	No way but gentleness; gently, gently. The fiend is
	rough, and will not be roughly used.	rough violent \| used treated

	SIR TOBY BELCH
	Why, how now, my bawcock! how dost thou,	bawcock fine fellow (From the French beau coq,
	chuck?	literally, "handsome rooster.") \| chuck i.e., chick
		("Chuck" is a term of affection, but of course Sir
	MALVOLIO	Toby is not really being affectionate.)
	Sir!

	SIR TOBY BELCH
3.4.115	Ay, Biddy, come with me. What, man! 'tis not for	Biddy (A childish word for "chicken.")
	gravity to play at cherry-pit with Satan. Hang	gravity i.e., a serious man \| cherry-pit a child's
	him, foul collier!	game in which cherry-pits were thrown into a hole
		foul collier filthy coal miner (Devils were pictured
	MARIA	as coal-black.)
	Get him to say his prayers, good Sir Toby, get him
	to pray.

	MALVOLIO
3.4.120	My prayers, minx!	minx shrew, mischievous woman

	MARIA
	No, I warrant you, he will not hear of	warrant you promise you, assure you
	godliness.

	MALVOLIO
	Go, hang yourselves all! You are idle shallow	idle foolish, worthless
	things. I am not of your element. You shall know	element kind (They live in a lower element—place
3.4.125	more hereafter.	in the universe—than he does.)
		You shall know more hereafter i.e., You'll hear
	Exit MALVOLIO	from me later. (He's vowing revenge.)

	SIR TOBY BELCH
	Is't possible?

	FABIAN
	If this were played upon a stage now, I could
	condemn it as an improbable fiction.

	SIR TOBY BELCH
	His very genius hath taken the infection of the	genius soul (Literally, guiding spirit.)
3.4.130	device, man.	device trick, plot

	MARIA
	Nay, pursue him now, lest the device take air	take air and taint (Literally, "be exposed to the air
	and taint.	and rot." Metaphorically, "become known and
		be ruined.")
	FABIAN
	Why, we shall make him mad indeed.

	MARIA
	The house will be the quieter.	quieter calmer (with Malvolio out of the house)

	SIR TOBY BELCH
3.4.135	Come, we'll have him in a dark room and bound.	have him get him put into
	My niece is already in the belief that he's mad. We	a dark room and bound (Standard treatment for
	may carry it thus, for our pleasure and his penance,	the insane.) \| carry it thus keep the plot going
	till our very pastime, tired out of breath, prompt	out of breath (Maybe from laughing so hard.)
	us to have mercy on him; at which time we will
3.4.140	bring the device to the bar and crown thee for a	the bar i.e., the bar of judgment \| thee i.e., Maria
	finder of madmen. But see, but see.	finder one who, like a judge, makes a finding
		(Maria knows a madman when she sees one.)
	Enter SIR ANDREW

	FABIAN
	More matter for a May morning.	More . . . morning i.e., Here's someone else we can
		have a lot of fun with
	SIR ANDREW
	Here's the challenge, read it. I warrant there's	warrant promise
	vinegar and pepper in't.

	FABIAN
3.4.145	Is't so saucy?	saucy heavily spiced and insulting

	SIR ANDREW
	Ay, is't, I warrant him. Do but read.	I warrant him I promise him (Sir Andrew is sure his
		letter will have a devastating effect on Cesario.)
	SIR TOBY BELCH
	Give me. [Reads] "Youth, whatsoever
	thou art, thou art but a scurvy fellow."

	FABIAN
	Good, and valiant.

	SIR TOBY BELCH [Reads]
3.4.150	"Wonder not, nor admire not in thy mind,	admire marvel
	why I do call thee so, for I will show thee
	no reason for't."

	FABIAN
	A good note, that keeps you from the blow	note awareness (Sir Andrew has noted that if he
	of the law.	writes anything specific he could be charged with
		slander.)
	SIR TOBY BELCH [Reads]
3.4.155	"Thou comest to the lady Olivia, and in my
	sight she uses thee kindly. But thou liest in thy	thou liest in thy throat (A modern equivalent is
	throat, that is not the matter I challenge thee for."	"You lie like a rug.")

	FABIAN
	Very brief, and to exceeding good sense—less.	—less (Probably an aside to Maria.)

	SIR TOBY BELCH [Reads]
	"I will waylay thee going home; where if it	waylay intercept, ambush
3.4.160	be thy chance to kill me"—	if it be thy chance to if you should happen to

	FABIAN
	Good.

	SIR TOBY BELCH [Reads]
	"Thou killest me like a rogue and a
	villain."

	FABIAN
	Still you keep o' the windy side of the law:	o' on \| windy windward, i.e., safe
3.4.165	good.	good (How smart of Sir Andrew to make sure that if
		he is killed, he can't be charged with the crime!)
	SIR TOBY BELCH [Reads]
	"Fare thee well; and God have mercy upon	God have mercy upon one of our souls! >>>
	one of our souls! He may have mercy upon mine,
	but my hope is better, and so look to thyself. Thy	Thy friend, as thou usest him your friend, to the
	friend, as thou usest him, and thy sworn enemy,	extent that you treat him as a friend (Sir Andrew
3.4.170	ANDREW AGUECHEEK."	wants to make it perfectly clear that this is all
	If this letter move him not, his legs cannot.	Cesario's fault.) \| move him stir him up (Then Sir
	I'll give't him.	Toby uses the other sense of "move" to make a joke.)

	MARIA
	You may have very fit occasion for't: he is now	fit occasion convenient opportunity
	in some commerce with my lady, and will by and	in some commerce doing some business
3.4.175	by depart.	by and by pretty soon

	SIR TOBY BELCH
	Go, Sir Andrew: scout me for him at the corner of the	scout me for him keep watch for him (The "me"
	orchard like a bum-baily. So soon as ever thou seest	adds the sense of "I've got a good idea.")
	him, draw; and, as thou drawest swear horrible; for	bum-baily sherrif's official who arrested debtors
	it comes to pass oft that a terrible oath, with a	(Like the modern repo man, they were sneaky.)
3.4.180	swaggering accent sharply twanged off, gives	gives . . . him gives a greater reputation for manly
	manhood more approbation than ever proof itself	courage than actually doing something courageous
	would have earned him. Away!

	SIR ANDREW
	Nay, let me alone for swearing.	let me alone for i.e., I'm really good at

	Exit SIR ANDREW

	SIR TOBY BELCH
	Now will not I deliver his letter; for the behavior
3.4.185	of the young gentleman gives him out to be of good	gives him out to be shows him to be
	capacity and breeding; his employment between his	capacity intelligence \| breeding education
	lord and my niece confirms no less. Therefore this
	letter, being so excellently ignorant, will breed no	breed arouse
	terror in the youth: he will find it comes from a	find see, detect that
3.4.190	clodpole. But, sir, I will deliver his challenge by	clodpole knucklehead
	word of mouth; set upon Aguecheek a notable report	set . . . valour i.e., say that Aguecheek has a great
	of valour; and drive the gentleman, as I know his	reputation for valour
	youth will aptly receive it, into a most hideous	his youth will aptly receive it i.e., his inexperience
	opinion of his rage, skill, fury and impetuosity.	will make him believe (that Sir Andrew is valorous)
3.4.195	This will so fright them both that they will kill
	one another by the look, like cockatrices.	cockatrices basilisks, able to kill by their glance

	Re-enter OLIVIA, with VIOLA

	FABIAN
	Here he comes with your niece. Give them way till	Give them way stay out of their way
	he take leave, and presently after him.	presently after him immediately (after Olivia is
		gone) intercept him
	SIR TOBY BELCH
	I will meditate the while upon some horrid message
3.4.200	for a challenge.

	Exeunt SIR TOBY BELCH, FABIAN, and MARIA

	OLIVIA
	I have said too much unto a heart of stone
	And laid mine honour too unchary on't:	laid gambled \| unchary carelessly
	There's something in me that reproves my fault;	reproves reprimands
	But such a headstrong potent fault it is,	potent powerful
3.4.205	That it but mocks reproof.	but only

	VIOLA
	With the same havior that your passion bears	havior behavior \| With . . . grief i.e., As your passion
	Goes on my master's grief.	compels you to express your love for me, so Orsino
		suffers because his passion compels him to express
	OLIVIA	his love for you.
	Here, wear this jewel for me, 'tis my picture.	jewel anything made by a jeweler (in this case, a
	Refuse it not; it hath no tongue to vex you;	locket or brooch containing Olivia's picture)
3.4.210	And I beseech you come again to-morrow.
	What shall you ask of me that I'll deny,
	That honour, saved, may upon asking give?	That honour, saved, may upon asking give that
		honour, sure that it is safe, may give when asked
	VIOLA
	Nothing but this—your true love for my master.

	OLIVIA
	How with mine honour may I give him that
3.4.215	Which I have given to you?

	VIOLA
	I will acquit you.	acquit you release you (from any obligation to me)

	OLIVIA
	Well, come again to-morrow. Fare thee well.
	A fiend like thee might bear my soul to hell.	like thee that looks like you \| might very easily
		could
	Exit OLIVIA

	Re-enter SIR TOBY BELCH and FABIAN

	SIR TOBY BELCH
	Gentleman, God save thee.

	VIOLA
	And you, sir.

	SIR TOBY BELCH
3.4.220	That defence thou hast, betake thee to't. Of what	That defence thou hast whatever skill in fencing
	nature the wrongs are thou hast done him, I know	you have
	not; but thy intercepter, full of despite, bloody as	thy intercepter he who is waiting to ambush you
	the hunter, attends thee at the orchard-end:	despite contempt, malice \| attends thee waits for you
	dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for	dismount thy tuck draw your rapier \| yare quick
3.4.225	thy assailant is quick, skilful and deadly.

	VIOLA
	You mistake, sir; I am sure no man hath any quarrel	quarrel to me reason to quarrel with me
	to me. My remembrance is very free and clear from	remembrance memory
	any image of offence done to any man.

	SIR TOBY BELCH
	You'll find it otherwise, I assure you: therefore,
3.4.230	if you hold your life at any price, betake you to	price value
	your guard; for your opposite hath in him what	opposite adversary
	youth, strength, skill and wrath can furnish man
	withal.	withal with

	VIOLA
	I pray you, sir, what is he?

	SIR TOBY BELCH
3.4.235	He is knight, dubbed with unhatched rapier and on	unhatched unhacked i.e., never used in battle
	carpet consideration, but he is a devil in private	on carpet consideration i.e., for civilian services,
	brawl. Souls and bodies hath he divorced three; and	or for having the right friends in high places
	his incensement at this moment is so implacable,	incensement anger
	that satisfaction can be none but by pangs of death
3.4.240	and sepulchre. Hob, nob, is his word; give't or take't.	sepulchre burial vault \| Hob, nob, is his word His
		motto is "have it, have it not" (He doesn't care
	VIOLA	whether he kills or is killed.)
	I will return again into the house and desire some	desire ask for
	conduct of the lady. I am no fighter. I have heard	conduct protective escort
	of some kind of men that put quarrels purposely on
	others, to taste their valour: belike this is a man	taste test
3.4.245	of that quirk.	quirk temperament ("Cesario" is hoping that if he
		shows himself to be a coward, his enemy will then
	SIR TOBY BELCH	let him alone.)
	Sir, no; his indignation derives itself out of a
	very competent injury; therefore, get you on and	competent injury sufficient injury or insult
	give him his desire. Back you shall not to the	get you on go ahead
	house, unless you undertake that with me which with	that i.e., a duel
3.4.250	as much safety you might answer him; therefore, on,
	or strip your sword stark naked; for meddle you	strip your sword stark naked draw your sword
	must, that's certain, or forswear to wear iron about you.	meddle get involved (in a fight) \| wear iron carry
		a sword
	VIOLA
	This is as uncivil as strange. I beseech you, do me
	this courteous office, as to know of the knight what	to know of find out from
3.4.255	my offence to him is: it is something of my
	negligence, nothing of my purpose.	purpose intention

	SIR TOBY BELCH
	I will do so. Signior Fabian, stay you by this
	gentleman till my return.

	Exit SIR TOBY BELCH

	VIOLA
	Pray you, sir, do you know of this matter?

	FABIAN
3.4.260	I know the knight is incensed against you, even	even to a mortal arbitrement to the point that
	to a mortal arbitrement, but nothing of the	nothing can settle it but a fight to the death
	circumstance more.

	VIOLA
	I beseech you, what manner of man is he?

	FABIAN
	Nothing of that wonderful promise, to read him by	Nothing . . . valour i.e., He doesn't look like much,
3.4.265	his form, as you are like to find him in the proof of	but you'll find that he's fearsome when he fights.
	his valour. He is, indeed, sir, the most skilful, bloody
	and fatal opposite that you could possibly have	opposite adversary
	found in any part of Illyria. Will you walk towards
	him? I will make your peace with him if I can.

	VIOLA
3.4.270	I shall be much bound to you for't: I am one that	much bound very grateful
	had rather go with sir priest than sir knight. I	sir priest (Priests were often called "sir.")
	care not who knows so much of my mettle.	mettle courage, or lack of it

	Exeunt VIOLA and FABIAN

	Re-enter SIR TOBY BELCH, with SIR ANDREW

	SIR TOBY BELCH
	Why, man, he's a very devil; I have not seen such
	a firago. I had a pass with him, rapier, scabbard	firago virago >>> \| pass . . . scabbard practice bout
3.4.275	and all, and he gives me the stuck in with such a	stuck in thrust (from the Italian, stoccado)
	mortal motion, that it is inevitable; and on the	it i.e., his opponent's death
	answer, he pays you as surely as your feet hit the	answer counterattack \| pays you repays, makes
	ground they step on. They say he has been fencer	you pay
	to the Sophy.	Sophy Shah of Persia

	SIR ANDREW
3.4.280	Pox on't, I'll not meddle with him.	not meddle with him not have anything to do
		with him
	SIR TOBY BELCH
	Ay, but he will not now be pacified. Fabian can
	scarce hold him yonder.

	SIR ANDREW
	Plague on't, an I thought he had been valiant	an I thought he had been if I had thought he was
	and so cunning in fence, I'ld have seen him	I'ld have I would have
3.4.285	damned ere I'ld have challenged him. Let him
	let the matter slip, and I'll give him my horse,
	grey Capilet.	Capilet The name means "little nag."

	SIR TOBY BELCH
	I'll make the motion. Stand here, make a good	motion offer \| make a good show on't i.e., put on
	show on't; this shall end without the perdition	a brave face \| perdition of souls loss of life
3.4.290	of souls. [Aside] Marry, I'll ride your horse as
	well as I ride you.

	Re-enter FABIAN and VIOLA

	[To Fabian] I have his horse to take up the	take up settle
	quarrel. I have persuaded him the youth's a devil.

	FABIAN
	He is as horribly conceited of him; and pants and	He . . . him He has the same kind of wild ideas
3.4.295	looks pale, as if a bear were at his heels.	about him

	SIR TOBY BELCH
	[To Viola] There's no remedy, sir; he will fight
	with you for's oath sake. Marry, he hath better	for's oath sake for the sake of his vow (to fight)
	bethought him of his quarrel, and he finds that	he . . . quarrel i.e., he has reconsidered the grounds
	now scarce to be worth talking of; therefore draw,	for his challenge
3.4.300	for the supportance of his vow; he protests he will	supportance upholding \| protests promises
	not hurt you.

	VIOLA
	[Aside] Pray God defend me! A little thing would
	make me tell them how much I lack of a man.

	FABIAN
	Give ground, if you see him furious.

	SIR TOBY BELCH
3.4.305	Come, Sir Andrew, there's no remedy; the gentleman
	will, for his honour's sake, have one bout with you;
	he cannot by the duello avoid it: but he has	duello duelling code of honor
	promised me, as he is a gentleman and a soldier, he
	will not hurt you. Come on; to't.

	SIR ANDREW
3.4.310	Pray God, he keep his oath!

	VIOLA
	I do assure you, 'tis against my will.

	They draw

	Enter ANTONIO

	ANTONIO
	Put up your sword. If this young gentleman
	Have done offence, I take the fault on me;
	If you offend him, I for him defy you.

	SIR TOBY BELCH
3.4.315	You, sir! why, what are you?

	ANTONIO
	One, sir, that for his love dares yet do more	his love i.e., love of Sebastian
	Than you have heard him brag to you he will.	do more . . . he will i.e., I'll do my talking with my
		sword.
	SIR TOBY BELCH
	Nay, if you be an undertaker, I am for you.	undertaker one who takes on a task for another

	They draw

	Enter Officers

	FABIAN
	O good Sir Toby, hold! here come the officers.

	SIR TOBY BELCH
3.4.320	[To Antonio] I'll be with you anon.	I'll be with you anon I'll join you right away (Sir
		Toby is promising to continue the fight as soon as
	VIOLA [To Sir Andrew]	the officers are gone.)
	Pray, sir, put your sword up, if you please.

	SIR ANDREW
	Marry, will I, sir; and, for that I promised you,
	I'll be as good as my word. He will bear you	He i.e., Sir Andrew's horse, grey Capilet
	easily and reins well.

	First Officer
3.4.325	This is the man; do thy office.	office duty

	Second Officer
	Antonio, I arrest thee at the suit of Count	suit request, lawsuit
	Orsino.

	ANTONIO
	You do mistake me, sir.	You do mistake me i.e., you've got the wrong person

	First Officer
	No, sir, no jot; I know your favour well,	favour face
3.4.330	Though now you have no sea-cap on your head.
	Take him away, he knows I know him well.

	ANTONIO
	I must obey. [To Viola] This comes with seeking you;
	But there's no remedy; I shall answer it.	answer it defend myself against the charges or pay
	What will you do, now my necessity	the penalty
3.4.335	Makes me to ask you for my purse? It grieves me
	Much more for what I cannot do for you
	Than what befalls myself. You stand amazed;
	But be of comfort.	But be of comfort i.e., Don't worry about me. (But
		he still needs his money back.)
	Second Officer
	Come, sir, away.

	ANTONIO
3.4.340	I must entreat of you some of that money.