"Nay, by my troth, I know not; but I know to be up late is to be up late."
-Andrew
After evaluating all of the responses to what this line may mean; I have come to the conclusion that what Andrew is saying, he does not know for himself. Andrew and Toby are so drunk, that they are speaking nonsense and do not even know if it is late or not; since it is past midnight and the alcohol has affected their sense of time. Andrew does not believe, as Toby believes, "that to rise early is good for the health." Andrew just knows that it is late, because it is past midnight...but could that mean it is early then, since it's technically the morning? All of the responses say that Andrew is just talking foolishly because the alcohol has distorted his processes.
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Is this the human condition then? We know we are up late and yet we stay up late. Are we so easily disoriented? What makes us so?
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