butI’lltakemyoathonit，tillhehavemadeanoysterofme，heshallnevermakemesuchafool。Onewomanisfair，yetIamwell；anotheriswise，yetI
amwell；anothervirtuous，yetIamwell；buttillallgracesbeinonewoman，onewomanshallnotcomeinmygrace。Richsheshallbe，that’scertain；wise，orI’llnone；virtuous，orI’llnevercheapenher；
fair，orI’llneverlookonher；mild，orcomenotnearme；noble，ornotIforanangel；ofgooddiscourse，anexcellentmusician，andherhairshallbeofwhatcolouritpleaseGod。Ha！theprinceandMonsieurLove！Iwillhidemeinthearbour。
WithdrawsEnterDONPEDRO，CLAUDIO，andLEONATODONPEDROCome，shallwehearthismusic？CLAUDIOYea，mygoodlord。Howstilltheeveningis，Ashush’donpurposetograceharmony！DONPEDROSeeyouwhereBenedickhathhidhimself？CLAUDIOO，verywell，mylord：themusicended，We’llfitthekid-foxwithapennyworth。
EnterBALTHASARwithMusicDONPEDROCome，Balthasar，we’llhearthatsongagain。BALTHASARO，goodmylord，taxnotsobadavoiceToslandermusicanymorethanonce。DONPEDROItisthewitnessstillofexcellencyToputastrangefaceonhisownperfection。