at sea,--
These are the parents to these children,
Which accidentally are met together. 360
Antipholus, thou camest from Corinth first?
_Ant. S._ No, sir, not I; I came from Syracuse.
_Duke._ Stay, stand apart; I know not which is which.
_Ant. E._ I came from Corinth, my most gracious lord,--
_Dro. E._ And I with him. 365
_Ant. E._ Brought to this town by that most famous warrior.
Duke Menaphon, your most renowned uncle.
_Adr._ Which of you two did dine with me to-day?
_Ant. S._ I, gentle mistress.
_Adr._ And are not you my husband?
_Ant. E._ No; I say nay to that. 370
_Ant. S._ And so do I; yet did she call me so:
And this fair gentlewoman, her sister here,
Did call me brother. [_To Lucia._] What I told you then,
I hope I shall have leisure to make good;
If this be not a dream I see and hear. 375
_Ang._ That is the chain, sir, which you had of me.
_Ant. S._ I think it be, sir; I deny it not.
_Ant. E._ And you, sir, for this chain arrested me.
_Ang._ I think I did, sir; I deny it not.
_Adr._ I sent you money, sir, to be your bail, 380
By Dromio; but I think he brought it not.
_Dro. E._ No, none by me.
_Ant. S._ This purse of ducats I received from you,
And Dromio my man did bring them me.
I see we still did meet each other's man; 385
And I was ta'en for him, and he for me;
And thereupon these ERRORS are arose.
_Ant. E._ These ducats pawn I for my father here.
_Duke._ It shall not need; thy father hath his life.
_Cour._ Sir, I must have that diamond from you. 390
_Ant. E._ There, take it; and much thanks for my good cheer.
_Abb._ Renowned Duke, vouchsafe to take the pains
To go with us into the abbey here,
And hear at large discoursed all our fortunes;--
And all that are assembled in this place, 395
That by this sympathized one day's error
Have suffer'd wrong, go keep us company,
And we shall make full satisfaction.--
Thirty-three years have I but gone in travail
Of you, my sons; and till this present hour 400
My heavy burthen ne'er delivered.
The Duke, my husband, and my children both,
And you the calendars of their nativity,
Go to a gossips' feast, and go with me;
After so long grief, such nativity!
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