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SHYLOCK. I ' ll have my bond. I will not hear thee speak; I ' ll have my bond; and therefore speak no more. I ' ll not be made a soft and dull-eyed fool, To shake the head, relent, and sigh, and yield To Christian intercessors. Follow not; I ' ll have no speaking; I will have my bond.
[ Exit.]
SALARINO. It is the most impenetrable cur That ever kept with men.
ANTONIO. Let him alone; I ' ll follow him no more with bootless prayers. He seeks my life; his reason well I know: I oft deliver ' d from his forfeitures Many that have at times made moan to me; Therefore he hates me.
SALARINO. I am sure the Duke Will never grant this forfeiture to hold.
ANTONIO. The Duke cannot deny the course of law; For the commodity that strangers have With us in Venice, if it be denied, ' Twill much impeach the justice of the state, Since that the trade and profit of the city Consisteth of all nations. Therefore, go; These griefs and losses have so bated me That I shall hardly spare a pound of flesh To-morrow to my bloody creditor.