traight after did I meet him with a chain.

_Adr._ It may be so, but I did never see it.
Come, gaoler, bring me where the goldsmith is:
I long to know the truth hereof at large. 140

_Enter _ANTIPHOLUS of Syracuse_ with his rapier drawn,
and _DROMIO of Syracuse_._

_Luc._ God, for thy mercy! they are loose again.

_Adr._ And come with naked swords.
Let's call more help to have them bound again.

_Off._ Away! they'll kill us.

[_Exeunt all but Ant. S. and Dro. S._

_Ant. S._ I see these witches are afraid of swords. 145

_Dro. S._ She that would be your wife now ran from you.

_Ant. S._ Come to the Centaur; fetch our stuff from thence:
I long that we were safe and sound aboard.

_Dro. S._ Faith, stay here this night; they will surely do
us no harm: you saw they speak us fair, give us gold: 150
methinks they are such a gentle nation, that, but for the
mountain of mad flesh that claims marriage of me, I could
find in my heart to stay here still, and turn witch.

_Ant. S._ I will not stay to-night for all the town;
Therefore away, to get our stuff aboard.

[_Exeunt._ 155

NOTES: IV, 4.

SCENE IV.] SCENE VIII. Pope.
and the Officer.] Capell. with a Jailor. Ff.
5, 6: _messenger. That ... Ephesus,_] Rowe.
_messenger, That ... Ephesus,_ F1 F2 F3.
_messenger; That ... Ephesus,_ F4.
_messenger, That ... Ephesus:_ Capell.
14: Dro. E.] Off. Edd. conj.
15: _hie_] _high_ F2.
17: _returned_] _come_ Anon. conj.
18: [Beating him.] Capell. [Beats Dro. Pope. om. Ff.
29: _ears_] See note (VII).
38: SCENE IX. Pope. The stage direction 'Enter ... Pinch,'
precedes line 38 in Ff, and all editions till Dyce's.
Pinch.] a schoolmaster, call'd Pinch. Ff.
40: _the prophecy_] _the prophesie_ F1 F2 F3 F4. _prophesie_ Rowe.
_to prophesy_ Dyce.
39-41: _or rather ... talk?_] _or rather, 'prospice funem,'
beware the rope's end._ Ant. E. _Wilt thou still talk like
the parrot?_ Edd. conj.
41: [Beating him.] [Beats Dro. Ff.
46: _what_] _in what_ Hanmer.
65: _Dined_] _Din'd I_ Theobald. _I din'd_ Capell.
72: _Certes_] Pope. _certis_ Ff.
74: _bear_] _beares_ F1.
75: _vigour_] _rigour_ Collier MS.
_his_] _your_ Pope.
83: _master_] _mistress_ Dyce conj.
_rag_] _bag_ Becket conj.
84: _not thou_] _thou not_ Capell.
87: _bear_] _do bear_ Pope.