Antony and Cleopatra

Act 3, Scene 5

SCENE V. The same. Another room.

    Enter DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS and EROS, meeting

DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS

    How now, friend Eros!

EROS

    There's strange news come, sir.

DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS

    What, man?

EROS

    Caesar and Lepidus have made wars upon Pompey.

DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS

    This is old: what is the success?

EROS

    Caesar, having made use of him in the wars 'gainst
    Pompey, presently denied him rivality; would not let
    him partake in the glory of the action: and not
    resting here, accuses him of letters he had formerly
    wrote to Pompey; upon his own appeal, seizes him: so
    the poor third is up, till death enlarge his confine.

DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS

    Then, world, thou hast a pair of chaps, no more;
    And throw between them all the food thou hast,
    They'll grind the one the other. Where's Antony?

EROS

    He's walking in the garden--thus; and spurns
    The rush that lies before him; cries, 'Fool Lepidus!'
    And threats the throat of that his officer
    That murder'd Pompey.

DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS

    Our great navy's rigg'd.

EROS

    For Italy and Caesar. More, Domitius;
    My lord desires you presently: my news
    I might have told hereafter.

DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS

    'Twill be naught:
    But let it be. Bring me to Antony.

EROS

    Come, sir.

    Exeunt