SceneV

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Scene

V

The same. Another room.

Enter Enobarbas and Eros, meeting.

Enobarbas

How now, friend Eros!

Eros

There’s strange news come, sir.

Enobarbas

What, man?

Eros

Caesar and Lepidus have made wars upon Pompey.

Enobarbas

This is old: what is the success?

Eros

Caesar, having made use of him in the wars ’gainst Pompey, presently denied him rivality; would not let him partake in the glory of the action: and not resting here, accuses him of letters he had formerly wrote to Pompey; upon his own appeal, seizes him: so the poor third is up, till death enlarge his confine.

Enobarbas

Then, world, thou hast a pair of chaps, no more;

And throw between them all the food thou hast,

They’ll grind the one the other. Where’s Antony?

Eros

He’s walking in the garden⁠—thus; and spurns

The rush that lies before him; cries, “Fool Lepidus!”

And threats the throat of that his officer

That murder’d Pompey.

Enobarbas

Our great navy’s rigg’d.

Eros

For Italy and Caesar. More, Domitius;

My lord desires you presently: my news

I might have told hereafter.

Enobarbas

’Twill be naught:

But let it be. Bring me to Antony.

Eros

Come, sir. Exeunt.