Jew is the very devil incarnation; and, in my con- 28
science, my conscience is but a kind of hard con-
science, to offer to counsel me to stay with the
Jew. The fiend gives the more friendly counsel:
I will run, fiend; my heels are at your command- 32
ment; I will run.
Enter Old Gobbo, with a basket.
Gob. Master young man, you; I pray you,
which is the way to Master Jew's?
Laun. [Aside.] O heavens! this is my true- 36
begotten father, who, being more than sand-
blind, high-gravel blind, knows me not: I will
try confusions with him.
Gob. Master young gentleman, I pray you, 40
which is the way to Master Jew's?
Laun. Turn up on your right hand at the
next turning, but, at the next turning of all, on
your left; marry, at the very next turning, turn 44
of no hand, but turn down indirectly to the Jew's
house.
Gob. By God's sonties, 'twill be a hard way to
hit. Can you tell me whether one Launcelot, 48
that dwells with him, dwell with him or no?
Laun. Talk you of young Master Launcelot?
[Aside.] Mark me now; now will I raise the
waters. Talk you of young Master Launcelot? 52
Gob. No master, sir, but a poor man's son:
his father, though I say it, is an honest, exceed-
ing poor man, and, God be thanked, well to
live. 56
Laun. Well, let his father be what a' will, we
talk of young Master Launcelot.
28 incarnation; cf. n.
37 sand-blind: half-blind; cf. n.
47 sonties; cf. n.
55 well to live: well to do
