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and I must Rid all the sea of pirates； then to send Measures of wheat to
Rome； this 'greed upon； To part with unhack'd edges and bear back Our
targes undinted。 ALL。 That's our offer。 POMPEY。 Know； then； I came
before you here a man prepar'd To take this offer； but Mark Antony Put me
to some impatience。 Though I lose The praise of it by telling； you must
know； When Caesar and your brother were at blows； Your mother came to
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Sicily and did find Her welcome friendly。 ANTONY。 I have heard it；
Pompey； And am well studied for a liberal thanks Which I do owe you。
POMPEY。 Let me have your hand。 I did not think； sir； to have met you
here。 ANTONY。 The beds i' th' East are soft； and thanks to you； That call'd
me timelier than my purpose hither； For I have gained by't。 CAESAR。
Since I saw you last There is a change upon you。 POMPEY。 Well； I know
not What counts harsh fortune casts upon my face； But in my bosom shall
she never come To make my heart her vassal。 LEPIDUS。 Well met here。
POMPEY。 I hope so； Lepidus。 Thus we are agreed。 I crave our
composition may be written； And seal'd between us。 CAESAR。 That's the
next to do。 POMPEY。 We'll feast each other ere we part； and let's Draw
lots who shall begin。 ANTONY。 That will I； Pompey。 POMPEY。 No；
Antony； take the lot； But； first or last； your fine Egyptian cookery Shall
have the fame。 I have heard that Julius Caesar Grew fat with feasting there。
ANTONY。 You have heard much。 POMPEY。 I have fair meanings； sir。
ANTONY。 And fair words to them。 POMPEY。 Then so much have I heard；
And I have heard Apollodorus carried… ENOBARBUS。 No more of that！
He did so。 POMPEY。 What； I pray you？ ENOBARBUS。 A certain queen
to Caesar in a mattress。 POMPEY。 I know thee now。 How far'st thou；
soldier？ ENOBARBUS。 Well； And well am like to do； for I perceive Four
feasts are toward。 POMPEY。 Let me shake thy hand。 I never hated thee； I
have seen thee fight； When I have envied thy behaviour。 ENOBARBUS。
Sir； I never lov'd you much； but I ha' prais'd ye When you have well
deserv'd ten times as much As I have said you did。 POMPEY。 Enjoy thy
plainness； It nothing ill becomes thee。 Aboard my galley I invite you all。
Will you lead； lords？ ALL。 Show's the way； sir。 POMPEY。 Come。 Exeunt
all but ENOBARBUS and MENAS MENAS。 ＇Aside＇ Thy father； Pompey；
would ne'er have made this treaty。… You and I have known； sir。
ENOBARBUS。 At sea； I think。 MENAS。 We have； sir。 ENOBARBUS。
You have done well by water。 MENAS。 And you by land。 ENOBARBUS。
I Will praise any man that will praise me； though it
cannot be denied what I have done by land。 MENAS。 Nor what I
have done by water。 ENOBARBUS。 Yes； something you can deny for your
own safety： you have been a great thief by sea。 MENAS。 And you by land。
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ENOBARBUS。 There I deny my land service。 But give me your hand；
Menas； if our eyes had authority； here they might take two thieves kissing。
MENAS。 All men's faces are true； whatsome'er their hands are。
ENOBARBUS。 But there is never a fair woman has a true face。 MENAS。
No slander： they steal hearts。 ENOBARBUS。 We came hither to fight with
you。 MENAS。 For my part； I am sorry it is turn'd to a drinking。 Pompey
doth this day laugh away his fortune。 ENOBARBUS。 If he do； sure he
cannot weep't back again。 MENAS。 Y'have said； sir。 We look'd not for
Mark Antony here。 Pray you； is he married to Cleopatra？ ENOBARBUS。
Caesar's sister is call'd Octavia。 MENAS。 True； sir； she was the wife of
Caius Marcellus。 ENOBARBUS。 But she is now the wife of Marcus
Antonius。 MENAS。 Pray ye； sir？ ENOBARBUS。 'Tis true。 MENAS。 Then
is Caesar and he for ever knit together。 ENOBARBUS。 If I were bound to
divine of this unity； I would not prophesy so。 MENAS。 I think the policy
of that purpose made more in the marriage than the love of the parties。
ENOBARBUS。 I think so too。 But you shall find the band that seems to tie
their friendship together will be the very strangler of their amity： Octavia
is of a holy； cold； and still conversation。 MENAS。 Who would not have his
wife so？ ENOBARBUS。 Not he that himself is not so； which is Mark
Antony。 He will to his Egyptian dish again； then shall the sighs of Octavia
blow the fire up in Caesar； and； as I said before； that which is the strength
of their amity shall prove the immediate author of their variance。 Antony
will use his affection where it is； he married but his occasion here。
MENAS。 And thus it may be。 Come； sir； will you aboard？ I have a health
for you。 ENOBARBUS。 I shall take it； sir。 We have us'd our throats in
Egypt。 MENAS。 Come； let's away。 Exeunt
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SCENE VII。 On board POMPEY'S galley； off
Misenum
Music plays。 Enter two or three SERVANTS with a banquet
FIRST SERVANT。 Here they'll be； man。 Some o' their plants are ill…
rooted already； the least wind i' th' world will blow them down。 SECOND
SERVANT。 Lepidus is high…colour'd。 FIRST SERVANT。 They have made
him drink alms…drink。 SECOND SERVANT。 As they pinch one another by
the disposition； he cries out 'No more！'； reconciles them to his entreaty and
himself to th' drink。 FIRST SERVANT。 But it raises the greater war
between him and his discretion。 SECOND SERVANT。 Why； this it is to
have a name in great men's fellowship。 I had as lief have a reed that will
do me no service as a partizan I could not heave。 FIRST SERVANT。 To be
call'd into a huge sphere； and not to be seen to move in't； are the holes
where eyes should be； which pitifully disaster the cheeks。 A sennet
sounded。 Enter CAESAR； ANTONY； LEPIDUS； POMPEY； AGRIPPA；
MAECENAS； ENOBARBUS； MENAS； with other CAPTAINS
ANTONY。 ＇To CAESAR＇ Thus do they； sir： they take the flow o' th'
Nile By certain scales i' th' pyramid； they know By th' height； the lowness；
or the mean； if dearth Or foison follow。 The higher Nilus swells The more
it promises； as it ebbs； the seedsman Upon the slime and ooze scatters his
grain； And shortly comes to harvest。 LEPIDUS。 Y'have strange serpents
there。 ANTONY。 Ay； Lepidus。 LEPIDUS。 Your serpent of Egypt is bred
now of your mud by the operation of your sun； so is your crocodile。
ANTONY。 They are so。 POMPEY。 Sit… and some wine！ A health to
Lepidus！ LEPIDUS。 I am not so well as I should be； but I'll ne'er out。
ENOBARBUS。 Not till you have slept。 I fear me you'll be in till
then。 LEPIDUS。 Nay； certainly； I have heard the Ptolemies' pyramises
are very goodly things。 Without contradiction I have heard that。 MENAS。
＇Aside to POMPEY＇ Pompey； a word。 POMPEY。 ＇Aside to MENAS＇ Say
in mine ear； what is't？ MENAS。 ＇Aside to POMPEY＇ Forsake thy seat； I
do beseech thee； Captain； And hear me speak a word。 POMPEY。
＇ Whispers in's ear ＇ Forbear me till anon… This wine for Lepidus！
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LEPIDUS。 What manner o' thing is your crocodile？ ANTONY。 It is shap'd；
sir； like itself； and it is as broad as it hath breadth； it is just so high as it is；
and moves with it own organs。 It lives by that which nourisheth it； and the
elements once out of it； it transmigrates。 LEPIDUS。 What colour is it of？
ANTONY。 Of its own colour too。 LEPIDUS。 'Tis a strange serpent。
ANTONY。 'Tis so。 And the tears of it are wet。 CAESAR。 Will this
description satisfy him？ ANTONY。 With the health that Pompey gives him；
else he is a very epicure。 POMPEY。 ＇Aside to MENAS＇ Go； hang； sir；
hang！ Tell me of that！ Away！ Do as I bid you。… Where's this cup I call'd for？
MENAS。 ＇Aside to POMPEY＇ If for the sake of merit thou wilt hear me；
Rise from thy stool。 POMPEY。 ＇Aside to MENAS＇