RAGAN. He shall do something else, whom ye shall have to keep. [_Aside_.
ESAU. And that maketh thee so slothful and so lither,
I dare say he was six hours coming hither,
When I sent him to make provision afore,
Not passing a mile hence or very little more.
And yet being so far pass'd the hour of dining,
See, and the knave be not for his dinner whining!
Fast a while, fast with a mischief, greedy slave,
Must I provide meat for every glutton knave?
RAGAN. I may fast, for any meat that of you I have. [_Aside_.
ESAU. Or deserve thy dinner, before thou do't crave.
RAGAN. If I have not deserved it at this season,
I shall never deserve it in mine own reason.
Ye promised I should eat, till I cried ho.
ESAU. Yea, that was, if we took either hare, teg, or doe.
RAGAN. But when yourself were hungry, ye said, I wot what----
ESAU. What, thou villain slave, tellest thou me now of that?
RAGAN. Then, help, run apace, Ragan, my good servant.
ESAU. Yea then was then, now is it otherwise: avaunt!
Have I nothing to do but provide meat for you?
RAGAN. Ye might have given me some part, when ye had enough.
ESAU. What, of the red rice pottage with Jacob I had?
Why, the crow would not give it her bird--thou art mad,
Is that meat for you? nay, it would make you too rank.
Nay, soft, brother mine, I must keep you more lank.
It hath made me ever[268] since so lusty and[269] fresh,
As though I had eaten all delicates of flesh.
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