Olivia

Feste
—God bless thee, lady!
Olivia
Take the Fool away.
Feste
Do you not hear, fellows? Take away the Lady.
Olivia
Go to, you’re a dry Fool. I’ll no more of you.
Besides, you grow dishonest.
Feste
Two faults, madonna, that drink and good counsel
will amend.
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Olivia
Tell me your mind.
Viola
I am a messenger.
Olivia
Sure you have some hideous matter to deliver
when the courtesy of it is so fearful. Speak your office.

I see you what you are. You are too proud.
But if you were the devil you are fair.

Viola
It alone concerns your ear.
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Olivia
Stay. I prithee, tell me what thou think’st of me.
Viola
That you do think you are not what you are.
Olivia
If I think so, I think the same of you.
Viola
Then think you right. I am not what I am.
Olivia
I would you were as I would have you be.
Viola
Would it be better,
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Olivia
Good Maria, let this fellow be looked to.
Where’s my Cousin Toby? Let some of my people
have a special care of him. I would not have him
miscarry for the half of my dowry.
 Olivia and Maria exit in different directions.

If this were played upon a stage now, I could
condemn it as an improbable fiction.
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