ACT IV
SCENE II The same. A street.


 [Enter PORTIA and NERISSA]

PORTIA Inquire the Jew's house out, give him this deed
 And let him sign it: we'll away to-night
 And be a day before our husbands home:
 This deed will be well welcome to Lorenzo.

 [Enter GRATIANO]

GRATIANO Fair sir, you are well o'erta'en
 My Lord Bassanio upon more advice
 Hath sent you here this ring, and doth entreat
 Your company at dinner.

PORTIA That cannot be:
 His ring I do accept most thankfully:
 And so, I pray you, tell him: furthermore,
 I pray you, show my youth old Shylock's house.

GRATIANO That will I do.

NERISSA                   Sir, I would speak with you.

 [Aside to PORTIA]

 I'll see if I can get my husband's ring,
 Which I did make him swear to keep for ever.

PORTIA [Aside to NERISSA]  Thou mayst, I warrant.
 We shall have old swearing
 That they did give the rings away to men;
 But we'll outface them, and outswear them too.

 [Aloud]

 Away! make haste: thou knowist where I will tarry.

NERISSA Come, good sir, will you show me to this house?

 [Exeunt]




 THE MERCHANT OF VENICE


ACT V