The fame. A Room in Lucullus's House. FLAMINIUS waiting. Enter a Servant to him. Serv. I have told my lord of you, he is coming down to you. Flam. I thank you, fir. Enter LUCULLUS. Serv. Here's my lord. Lucul. [Afide.] One of lord Timon's men? a gift, I warrant. Why, this hits right; I dreamt of a filver bafon and ewer to-night. Flaminius, honeft Flaminius; you are very respectively welcome, fir.-Fill me fome wine.[Exit Servant.] And how does that honourable, complete, free-hearted gentleman of Athens, thy very bountiful good lord and master? Flam. His health is well, fir. Lucul. I am right glad that his health is well, fir: And what haft thou there under thy cloak, pretty Flaminius? Flam. 'Faith, nothing but an empty box, fir; which, in my lord's behalf, I come to entreat your honour to fupply; who having great and inftant occafion to use fifty talents, hath fent to your lordship to furnish him; nothing doubting your prefent affiftance therein. Lucul. La, la, la, la,—nothing doubting, fays he? alas, good lord! a noble gentleman 'tis, if he would not keep fo good a house. Many a time and often I have dined with him, and told him on't; and come again to fupper 9 to to him, of purpose to have him spend less: and yet he would embrace no counsel, take no warning by my coming. Every man has his fault, and honesty is his; I have told him on't, but I could never get him from it. Re-enter Servant, with wine. Serv. Please your lordship, here is the wine. Læcul. Flaminius, I have noted thee always wise. Here's to thee. Fla. Your lordship speaks your pleasure. Lucul. I have obferved thee always for a towardly prompt fpirit,-give thee thy due,—and one that knows what belongs to reason; and canst use the time well, if the time ufe thee well: good parts in thee.-Get you gone, firrah. [To the Servant, who goes out.]—Draw nearer, honeft Flaminius. Thy lord's a bountiful gentleman: but thou art wife; and thou know'ft well enough, although thou comeft to me, that this is no time to lend money; especially upon bare friendship, without fecurity. Here's three folidares for thee; good boy, wink at me, and fay, thou faw'ft me not. Fare thee well. Flam. Is't poffible, the world should so much differ; And we alive, that liv'd? Fly, damned baseness, To him that worships thee. [Throwing the money away. Lucul. Ha! Now I fee, thou art a fool, and fit for thy mafter. [Exit LUCULLUS. Flam. May thefe add to the number that may scald thee! Let molten coin be thy damnation, Thou difeafe of a friend, and not himself! Unto ོགས་པ། The fame. A publick Place. Enter LUCIUS, with three Strang Luc. Who, the lord Timon? he is my ve and an honourable gentleman. 1 Stran. We know him for no lefs, tho ftrangers to him. But I can tell you one t and which I hear from common rumours mon's happy hours are done and past, fhrinks from him. Luc. Fye, no, do not believe it; he c money. 2 Stran. But believe you this, my lord, ago, one of his men was with the lord Lu row so many talents; nay, urged extrem show'd what neceffity belong'd to't, and ye Luc. How? 2 Stran. I tell you, denied, my lord. Luc. What a strange cafe was that? n gods, I am afham'd on't. Denied that ho there was very little honour fhow'd in't. part, I must needs confefs, I have recei D kindnesses from him, as money, plate, jewels, and such like trifles, nothing comparing to his; yet, had he mistook him, and fent to me, I fhould ne'er have denied his occafion fo many talents. Enter SERVILIUS. Ser. See, by good hap, yonder's my lord; I have sweat to see his honour.-My honour'd lord,— [To LUCIUS. Luc. Servilius! you are kindly met, fir. Fare thee well:-Commend me to thy honourable-virtuous lord, my very exquisite friend. Ser. May it please your honour, my lord hath fent Luc. Ha! what has he fent? I am fo much endear'd to that lord; he's ever fending: How fhall I thank him, think'ft thou? And what has he fent now? Ser. He has only fent his present occasion now, my lord; requesting your lordship to fupply his inftant ufe with fo many talents. Luc. I know, his lordship is but merry with me; He cannot want fifty-five hundred talents. Ser. But in the mean time he wants lefs, my lord. If his occafion were not virtuous, I should not urge it half fo faithfully. Luc. Doft thou speak seriously, Servilius? Ser. Upon my foul, 'tis true, fir. Luc. What a wicked beast was I, to disfurnish myself against fuch a good time, when I might have shown myfelf honourable? how unluckily it happen'd, that I should purchase the day before for a little part, and undo a great deal of honour?-Servilius, now before the gods, I am not able to do't; the more beast I fay:-I was fending to ufe lord Timon myself, these gentlemen can witness; but I would not, for the wealth of Athens, I had done it now. now. Commend me bountifully to his good lordship; and I hope his honour will conceive the fairest of me, because I have no power to be kind :—And tell him this from me, I count it one of my greatest afflictions, say, that I cannot pleasure fuch an honourable gentleman. Good Servilius, will you befriend me so far, as to use mine own words to him? Ser. Yes, fir, I fhall. Luc. I will look you out a good turn, Servilius. [Exit SERVILIUS. =True, as you said, Timon is shrunk, indeed ; And he, that's once denied, will hardly speed. 1 Stran. Do you observe this, Hostilius ? ■ Stran. Why this [Exit LUCIUS. Is the world's foul; and juft of the fame piece Supported his eftate; nay, Timon's money I Stran. For mine own part, I never tafted Timon in my life, |