The Merry Wives of Windsor: Act V

SCENE I. A room in the Garter Inn

Enter Falstaff and Mistress Quickly.

FALSTAFF. Prithee, no more prattling. Go. I’ll hold. This is the third time; I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. Away, go! They say there is divinity in odd numbers, either in nativity, chance, or death. Away!

MISTRESS QUICKLY. I’ll provide you a chain, and I’ll do what I can to get you a pair of horns.

FALSTAFF. Away, I say; time wears. Hold up your head, and mince.

[Exit Mistress Quickly.]

Enter Ford.

How now, Master Brook! Master Brook, the matter will be known tonight...

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