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Original Text Modern Text PETER and other SERVINGMEN come forth with napkins PETER and other SERVINGMEN come forward with napkins. PETER Where’s Potpan, that he helps not to take away? He shift a trencher? He scrape a trencher! PETER Where’s Potpan? Why isn’t he helping us clear the table? He should be moving and scraping plates! FIRST SERVINGMAN When good manners shall lie all in one or two men’s hands, and they unwashed too, ’tis a foul thing. FIRST SERVINGMAN When only one or two men have all the good manners, and even they are dirty, things are bad. PETER Away with the joint-stools, remove the court-cupboard, look to the plate. Good thou, save me a piece of marchpane, and, as thou loves me, let the porter let in Susan Grindstone and Nell.—Antony and Potpan! PETER Take away the stools, the sideboards, and the plates. You, good friend, save me a piece of marzipan, and if you love me, have the porter let in Susan Grindstone and Nell. Antony and Potpan! SECOND SERVINGMAN Ay, boy, ready. SECOND SERVINGMAN Yes, boy, I’m ready. PETER You are looked for and called for, asked for and sought for, in the great chamber. PETER They’re looking for you in the great chamber. FIRST SERVINGMAN We cannot be here and there too. Cheerly, boys. Be brisk 0awhile, and the longer liver take all. FIRST SERVINGMAN We can’t be in two places at once, both here and there! Cheers, boys. Be quick for a while and let the one who lives the longest take everything. Exeunt PETER and SERVINGMEN PETER and the SERVINGMEN exit. Enter CAPULET with CAPULETS COUSIN, TYBALT, LADY CAPULET, JULIET, and others of the house, meeting ROMEO, BENVOLIO, MERCUTIO, and other GUESTS and MASKERS CAPULET enters with his COUSIN, TYBALT, LADY CAPULET, JULIET, and other members of the house. They meet ROMEO, BENVOLIO, MERCUTIO, and other guests and MASKERS CAPULET Welcome, gentlemen! Ladies that have their toes Ah, my mistresses! Which of you all Unplagued with corns will walk a bout with you.— Will