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Ah, Master Shakespeare, said the old dame, who was sitting at her spinning-wheel,
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And the goodman, said Shakespeare,
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Troth is he, and away to Warwick to-day with Goodman Coulter, Hodge the smith, and others.
gpt
And your fair daughter? said Shakespeare;
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I see her not here. How fares she?
gpt
A little dashed in spirit with this matter you wot of--the wayfarer whom we had to bury yesterday,
human
He is then dead. I thought his end was near.
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He died soon after you left, said Dame Hathaway.
human
The crowner sat on's body, and the man Martin from the Hall was examined with Lawyer Grasp and Master Dismal, and the man were known to be an escaped traitor. And so he's buried in a hole like a dog; and there's an end. And a good end too, if men will go about to compass such mischief as he seems to have been hatching all his life.
gpt
And fair Mistress Anne, said Shakespeare,
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No, said Dame Hathaway,
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Grasp! exclaimed Shakespeare, as a sort of strange feeling shot across him;
human
The bright day hath brought him forth mayhap,
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said Shakespeare;
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Why so? said the dame.
gpt
Master Grasp is rich. He hath store of moneys 'tis said. He hath been saying some pretty things to Anne; nay, in good sooth I think he, _in some sort_, affects her.
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May the pestilence strike the crafty knave! said Shakespeare to himself, as a slight pang of jealousy shot through his breast.
gpt
He affect the handsome Anne Hathaway!
human
You know Master Grasp?
gpt
I do,
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I thought as much, said the good dame,
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Thank Heaven, therefore, said Shakespeare, smiling;
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I pray you do, said Dame Hathaway,