send me no need of thee!' and by the operation
of the second cup draws him on the drawer,
when, indeed, there is no need.
Ben. Am I like such a fellow? 11
Mer. Come, come, thou art as hot a Jack in
thy mood as any in Italy; and as soon moved to
be moody, and as soon moody to be moved.
Ben. And what to? 15
Mer. Nay, an there were two such, we should
have none shortly, for one would kill the other.
Thou! why, thou wilt quarrel with a man that
hath a hair more or a hair less in his beard than
thou hast. Thou wilt quarrel with a man for
cracking nuts, having no other reason but be-
cause thou hast hazel eyes. What eye, but such
an eye, would spy out such a quarrel? Thy
head is as full of quarrels as an egg is full of
meat, and yet thy head hath been beaten as
addle as an egg for quarrelling. Thou hast
quarrelled with a man for coughing in the
street, because he hath wakened thy dog that
hath lain asleep in the sun. Didst thou not fall
out with a tailor for wearing his new doublet
before Easter? with another, for tying his new
shoes with old riband? and yet thou wilt tutor
me from quarrelling! 33
Ben. An I were so apt to quarrel as thou art,
any man should buy the fee-simple of my life
for an hour and a quarter. 36
Mer. The fee-simple! O simple!
Enter Tybalt and others.
Ben. By my head, here come the Capulets.
8 operation: effect
9 drawer: waiter
13 mood: anger
35 fee-simple: absolute possession
