| 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 | 5 | |
| 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: | 10 | ||
| 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. | 15 |
| 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. | 20 |
| NERISSA | Come, good sir, will you show me to this house? | ||
| [Exeunt] |