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Camp near Sardis. Before Brutus' tent.]
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Drum Enter Brutus, Lucilius, [Lucius] and the Army; Titinius and Pindarus meet them.
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BRUTUS:
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Stand, ho!
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LUCILIUS:
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Give the word, ho, and stand.
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BRUTUS:
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What now, Lucilius, is Cassius near?
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LUCILIUS:
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He is at hand, and Pindarus is come
To do you salutation from his master.(5)
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BRUTUS:
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He greets me well. Your master, Pindarus,
In his own change, or by ill officers,
Hath given me some worthy cause to wish
Things done undone; but if he be at hand,
I shall be satisfied.(10)
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PINDARUS:
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I do not doubt
But that my noble master will appear
Such as he is, full of regard and honor.
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BRUTUS:
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He is not doubted. A word, Lucilius,
How he received you. Let me be resolved.(15)
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LUCILIUS:
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With courtesy and with respect enough,
But not with such familiar instances,
Nor with such free and friendly conference,
As he hath used of old.
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BRUTUS:
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Thou hast described(20)
A hot friend cooling. Ever note, Lucilius,
When love begins to sicken and decay
It useth an enforced ceremony.
There are no tricks in plain and simple faith;
But hollow men, like horses hot at hand,(25)
Make gallant show and promise of their mettle;
But when they should endure the bloody spur,
They fall their crests and like deceitful jades
Sink in the trial. Comes his army on?
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LUCILIUS:
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They mean his night in Sardis to be quarter'd;(30)
The greater part, the horse in general,
Are come with Cassius.
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Low march within.
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BRUTUS:
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Hark, he is arrived.
March gently on to meet him.
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Enter Cassius and his powers.
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CASSIUS:
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Stand, ho!
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BRUTUS:
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Stand, ho! Speak the word along.(35)
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FIRST SOLDIER:
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Stand!
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SECOND SOLDIER:
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Stand!
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THIRD SOLDIER:
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Stand!
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CASSIUS:
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Most noble brother, you have done me wrong.
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BRUTUS:
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Judge me, you gods! Wrong I mine enemies?(40)
And, if not so, how should I wrong a brother?
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CASSIUS:
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Brutus, this sober form of yours hides wrongs,
And when you do them—
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BRUTUS:
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Cassius, be content,
Speak your griefs softly, I do know you well.(45)
Before the eyes of both our armies here,
Which should perceive nothing but love from us,
Let us not wrangle. Bid them move away;
Then in my tent, Cassius, enlarge your griefs,
And I will give you audience.(50)
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CASSIUS:
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Pindarus,
Bid our commanders lead their charges off
A little from this ground.
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BRUTUS:
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Lucilius, do you the like, and let no man
Come to our tent till we have done our conference.(55)
Let Lucius and Titinius guard our door.
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Exeunt [all but] Brutus and Cassius
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