Which line from the text best supports the conclusion that brutus intends to tell portia about his plans?
portia. if this were true, then should i know this secret.
i grant i am a woman, but withal
a woman that lord brutus took to wife.
i grant i am a woman, but withal
a woman well reputed, cato’s daughter.
think you i am no stronger than my sex,
being so fathered and so husbanded?
tell me your counsels; i will not disclose 'em.
i have made strong proof of my constancy,
giving myself a voluntary wound
here in the thigh. can i bear that with patience,
and not my husband’s secrets?
brutus. o ye gods,
render me worthy of this noble wife!
[knocking within]
hark, hark, one knocks. portia, go in a while,
and by and by thy bosom shall partake
the secrets of my heart.
all my engagements i will construe to thee,
all the charactery of my sad brows.
leave me with haste.
"if this were true, then should i know this secret. / i grant i am a woman, but withal / a woman that lord brutus took to wife."
"i have made strong proof of my constancy, / giving myself a voluntary wound / here in the thigh. can i bear that with patience, / and not my husband’s secrets? "
"o ye gods, / render me worthy of this noble wife! "
"and by and by thy bosom shall partake / the secrets of my heart."