Dogberry and Verges come to Leonato's house to inform the governor about their capture of Borachio and Conrad. Naturally, there is more comic wordplay as Dogberry and Verges try to explain the capture. Leonato, who is quite busy with setting up the wedding, does not understand their speech and does not want to waste any time with them at that moment. Leonato even calls them tedious (tiresome and uninteresting; line 16). Dogberry confuses the word tedious for prosperous, and that leads to more word mangling and misunderstanding. Dogberry finally makes Leonato understand that he wants Leonato to conduct the interrogation or questioning ("examination" in line 43) of the two prisoners, but Leonato tells them that he is too busy and that they should do it themselves. Ironically, if Leonato had conducted the interrogation of the two prisoners, he would have saved himself and Hero a great deal of grief. Instead, the fools (Dogberry and Verges) must perform the serious business.