| [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 o'erta'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. |
| [Aside to PORTIA] | |
| I'll see if I can get my husband's ring, Which I did make him swear to keep for ever. |
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| PORTIA | [Aside to NERISSA] 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. |
| [Aloud] | |
| Away! make haste: thou knowist where I will tarry. | |
| NERISSA | Come, good sir, will you show me to this house? |
| [Exeunt] |