A Room in Timon's House.
 Enter FLAVIUS with two or three SERVANTS.

1st Servant	Hear you, Master Steward, where's our master?
	Are we undone, cast off, nothing remaining?

Flavius	Alack, my fellows, what should I say to you?
	Let me be recorded by the righteous gods,
	I am as poor as you.

1st Servant						Such a house broke?
	So noble a master fall'n? All gone, and not
	One friend to take his fortune by the arm
	And go along with him?

2nd Servant							As we do turn our backs
	From our companion thrown into his grave,
	So his familiars to his buried fortunes
	Slink all away, leave their false vows with him,
	Like empty purses picked; and his poor self,
	A dedicated beggar to the air,
	With his disease of all-shunned poverty,
	Walks like contempt, alone.

                          Enter other SERVANTS.

									More of our fellows.

Flavius	All broken implements of a ruined house.

3rd Servant	Yet do our hearts wear Timon's livery,
	That see I by our faces. We are fellows still,
	Serving alike in sorrow. Leaked is our bark,
	And we, poor mates, stand on the dying deck,
	Hearing the surges threat; we must all part
	Into this sea of air.

Flavius							Good fellows all,
	The latest of my wealth I'll share amongst you.
	Wherever we shall meet, for Timon's sake
	Let's yet be fellows. Let's shake our heads and say,
	As 'twere a knell unto our master's fortunes,
	'We have seen better days'. Let each take some.
													[Giving them money.
	Nay, put out all your hands. Not one word more;
	Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poor.
								[Embrace, and part several ways.
	O the fierce wretchedness that glory brings us!
	Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
	Since riches point to misery and contempt?
	Who would be so mocked with glory, or to live
	But in a dream of friendship,
	To have his pomp and all what state compounds
	But only painted like his varnished friends?
	Poor honest lord, brought low by his own heart,
	Undone by goodness. Strange, unusual blood,
	When man's worst sin is he does too much good!
	Who then dares to be half so kind again?
	For bounty, that makes gods, does still mar men.
	My dearest lord, blessed to be most accursed,
	Rich only to be wretched, thy great fortunes
	Are made thy chief afflictions. Alas, kind lord,
	He's flung in rage from this ingrateful seat
	Of monstrous friends;
	Nor has he with him to supply his life,
	Or that which can command it.
	I'll follow and enquire him out.
	I'll ever serve his mind with my best will;
	Whilst I have gold I'll be his steward still.
													[Exit.
