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gartered with a red and blue list ; an old hat , and the ' humour of forty fancies ' prick ' d in ' t for a feather : a monster , a very monster in apparel , and not like a Christian footboy or a gentleman ' s lackey .
TRANIO . ' Tis some odd humour pricks him to this fashion ; Yet oftentimes lie goes but mean-apparell ' d .
BAPTISTA . I am glad he ' s come , howsoe ' er he comes . BIONDELLO . Why , sir , he comes not . BAPTISTA . Didst thou not say he comes ? BIONDELLO . Who ? that Petruchio came ? BAPTISTA . Ay , that Petruchio came . BIONDELLO . No , sir ; I say his horse comes , with him on his back . BAPTISTA . Why , that ' s all one .
BIONDELLO . Nay , by Saint Jamy , I hold you a penny , A horse and a man Is more than one , And yet not many .
[ Enter PETRUCHIO and GRUMIO .] PETRUCHIO . Come , where be these gallants ? Who is at home ? BAPTISTA . You are welcome , sir . PETRUCHIO . And yet I come not well . BAPTISTA . And yet you halt not . TRANIO . Not so well apparell ' d As I wish you were .