But otherwise to say that
he shall have them all, you shall keep him still rather than he get
the half!"
ANTHONY: Forsooth, cousin, I can soon guess which of our kin she
was. I wish we had none, for all her merry words, who would let
their husbands talk less!
VINCENT: Forsooth, she is not so merry but what she is equally
good. But where you find fault, uncle, that I speak not enough: I
was in good faith ashamed that I spoke so much and moved you such
questions as (I found upon your answer) might better have been
spared, they were of so little worth. But now, since I see you be
so well content that I shall not forbear boldly to show my folly, I
will be no more so shamefast but will ask you what I like.
I
And first, good uncle, ere we proceed further, I will be bold to
move you one thing more of that which we talked of when I was here
before. For when I revolved in my mind again the things that were
concluded here by you, methought you would in no wise wish that in
any tribulation men should seek for comfort in either worldly
things or fleshly. And this opinion of yours, uncle, seemeth
somewhat hard, for a merry tale with a friend refresheth a man
much, and without any harm delighteth his mind and amendeth his
courage and his stomach, so that it seemeth but well done to take
such recreation.
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