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 overta’en
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:
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.
[To Portia] I’ll see if I can get my husband’s ring,
Which I did make him swear to keep for ever.
PORTIA. 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.
Away! make haste: thou know’st where
I will tarry.
NERISSA. Come, good sir, will you show me to this house?
[Exeunt.]