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Drum. Enter BRUTUS, LUCILIUS, LUCIUS, and Soldiers; TITINIUS and PINDARUS meeting themBRUTUS
Stand, ho!LUCILIUS
Give the word, ho! and stand.BRUTUS
What now, Lucilius! is Cassius near?LUCILIUS
He is at hand; and Pindarus is comeBRUTUS
To do you salutation from his master.
He greets me well. Your master, Pindarus,PINDARUS
In his own change, or by ill officers,
Hath given me some worthy cause to wish
Things done, undone: but, if he be at hand,
I shall be satisfied.
I do not doubtBRUTUS
But that my noble master will appear
Such as he is, full of regard and honour.
He is not doubted. A word, Lucilius;LUCILIUS
How he received you, let me be resolved.
With courtesy and with respect enough;BRUTUS
But not with such familiar instances,
Nor with such free and friendly conference,
As he hath used of old.
Thou hast describedLUCILIUS
A hot friend cooling: ever note, Lucilius,
When love begins to sicken and decay,
It useth an enforced ceremony.
There are no tricks in plain and simple faith;
But hollow men, like horses hot at hand,
Make gallant show and promise of their mettle;
But when they should endure the bloody spur,
They fall their crests, and, like deceitful jades,
Sink in the trial. Comes his army on?
They mean this night in Sardis to be quarter'd;BRUTUS
The greater part, the horse in general,
Are come with Cassius.
Hark! he is arrived.CASSIUS
Low march within
March gently on to meet him.
Enter CASSIUS and his powers
Stand, ho!BRUTUS
Stand, ho! Speak the word along.First Soldier
Stand!Second Soldier
Stand!Third Soldier
Stand!CASSIUS
Most noble brother, you have done me wrong.BRUTUS
Judge me, you gods! wrong I mine enemies?CASSIUS
And, if not so, how should I wrong a brother?
Brutus, this sober form of yours hides wrongs;BRUTUS
And when you do them--
Cassius, be content.CASSIUS
Speak your griefs softly: I do know you well.
Before the eyes of both our armies here,
Which should perceive nothing but love from us,
Let us not wrangle: bid them move away;
Then in my tent, Cassius, enlarge your griefs,
And I will give you audience.
Pindarus,BRUTUS
Bid our commanders lead their charges off
A little from this ground.
Lucilius, do you the like; and let no man
Come to our tent till we have done our conference.
Let Lucius and Titinius guard our door.
Exeunt
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