［Before
  the
  castle．Enter
  CASSIO
  and
  some
  Musicians］
  CASSIO
  Masters，play
  here；I
  wi11
  content
  your
  pains；
  Something
  that’s
  brief；
  and
  bid
  ‘Good
  morrow，general．
  ［Music．Enter
  Clown］
  Clown
  Why
  masters，have
  your
  instruments
  been
  in
  Naples，
  that
  they
  speak
  i’the
  nose
  thus？
  First
  Musician
  How，sir，how！
  Clown
  Are
  these，I
  pray
  you，
  wind－instruments？
  First
  Musician
  Ay，marry，are
  they，
  sir．
  Clown
  O，thereby
  hangs
  a
  tail．
  First
  Musician
  Whereby
  hangs
  a
  tale，sir？
  Clown
  Marry．sir，by
  many
  a
  wind-instrument
  that
  I
  know．
  But，masters，here’s
  money
  for
  you：the
  general
  so
  likes
  your
  music，that
  he
  desires
  you，for
  love’s
  sake，to
  make
  no
  more
  noise
  with
  it．
  First
  Musician
  Well，sir，we
  will
  not
  Clown
  If
  you
  have
  any
  music
  that
  may
  not
  be
  heard，to’t
  again：but，as
  they
  say
  to
  hear
  music
  the
  general
  does
  not
  greatly
  care．
  First
  Musician．
  We
  have
  none
  such，
  sir．
  Clown．
  Then
  put
  up
  your
  pipes
  in
  your
  bag，for
  I’ll
  away：
  go；vanish
  into
  air；away！
  ［Exeunt
  Musicians］
  CASSIO
  Dost
  thou
  hear，my
  honest
  friend？
  Clown
  No，I
  hear
  not
  your
  honest
  friend；I
  hear
  you．
  CASSIO
  Prithee，keep
  up
  thy
  quillets．There’s
  a
  poor
  piece
  of
  gold
  for
  thee：if
  the
  gentlewoman
  that
  attends
  the
  general’s
  wife
  be
  stirring，tell
  her
  there’s
  one
  Cassio
  entreats
  her
  a
  little
  favour
  of
  speech：
  wilt
  thou
  do
  this？
  Clown
  She
  is
  stirring，sir：
  if
  she
  will
  stir
  hither，I
  shall
  seem
  to
  notify
  unto
  her．
  CASSIO
  Do，
  good
  my
  friend．
  ［Exit
  Clown．Enter
  IAGO
  ］
  In
  happy
  time，
  Iago，
  IAGO
  You
  have
  not
  been
  a－bed，then？
  CASSIO
  Why，no；the
  day
  had
  broke
  Before
  we
  parted．I
  have
  made
  bold，Iago，
  To
  send
  in
  to
  your
  wife：my
  suit
  to
  her
  Is，that
  she
  will
  to
  virtuous
  Desdemona
  Procure
  me
  some
  access．
  IAGO
  I’ll
  send
  her
  to
  you
  presently；
  And
  I’ll
  devise
  a
  mean
  to
  draw
  the
  Moor
  Out
  of
  the
  way，
  that
  your
  converse
  and
  business
  May
  be
  more
  free．
  CASSIO
  I
  humbly
  thank
  you
  for’t
  ［Exit
  IAGO］
  I
  never
  knew
  A
  Florentine
  more
  kind
  and
  honest．
  ［Enter
  EMILIA］
  EMILIA
  Good
  morrow，good
  Lieutenant：I
  am
  sorry
  For
  your
  displeasure；
  but
  all
  will
  sure
  be
  well．
  The
  general
  and
  his
  wile
  are
  talking
  of
  it；
  And
  she
  speaks
  for
  you
  stoutly：the
  Moor
  replies，
  That
  he
  you
  hurt
  is
  of
  great
  fame
  in
  Cyprus，
  And
  great
  affinity，and
  that
  in
  wholesome
  wisdom
  He
  might
  not
  but
  refuse
  you；but
  he
  protests
  he
  loves
  you
  And
  needs
  no
  other
  suitor
  but
  his
  likings
  To
  take
  the
  safest
  occasion
  by
  the
  front
  To
  bring
  you
  in
  again．
  CASSIO
  Yet，I
  beseech
  you，
  If
  you
  think
  fit，or
  that
  it
  may
  be
  done，
  Give
  me
  advantage
  of
  some
  brief
  discourse
  With
  Desdemona
  alone．
  EMILIA
  Pray
  you，come
  in；
  I
  will
  bestow
  you
  where
  you
  shall
  have
  time
  To
  speak
  your
  bosom
  freely．
  CASSIO
  I
  am
  much
  bound
  to
  you．
  ［Exeunt
  ］