Well ships sink, I hoped all his would. Then the pound of flesh I would have gleefully taken from his heart, I would have plucked it out!

I was happy, and even gave one small offering to god! But that was a waste. The day came and his ship never came, and so I went to his Grace the Duke. You would chuckle if you got to see the Duke's face that day! He read the contract, got the biggest men and most learned of them find fault with it. No. It is Shylock's contract and the Duke knew that he had to get Antonio. So they sent the Bailiff and ordered to have him summoned. Now, I expected him to come and plead for time. The miserable man! But there comes this Lawyer Balthasar., Pluck out his eyes! He argues against me. The Duke asked me why I was...
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