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Sir John Falstaff has barely escaped arrest--he owes a lot of money to Mistress Quickly, and talked his way out of trouble. Now he’s entangled with the Lord Chief Justice, who wanted to talk to him after the Gads Hill Robbery (an event in Henry IV, Part One). Because Falstaff went to war in service of the king, the Lord Chief Justice is forgiving some of Falstaff’s behavior, but he is clearly irritated with Falstaff’s lies and excuses. More than that, he (as well as others) blame Falstaff for
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FALSTAFF My good lord! God give your lordship good time of day. I am glad to see your lordship abroad: I heard say your lordship was sick: I hope your lordship goes abroad by advice. Your lordship, though not clean past your youth, hath yet some smack of age in you, some relish of the saltness of time; and I must humbly beseech your lordship to have a
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