Before he exits, Shylock utters a proverb to Jessica: “Fast bind, fast find” (52). The wordfasthere meanssecurelythe first time andquicklythe second time. If a person securely fastens or hides his money, then he will be able to find it quickly later (for it will not be stolen). Although this is one of the proverbsbywhich Shylock lives, his precautions will not be of any use to him: he will lose both his money and hisdaughter.
The scene ends with Jessica also making a comment in regards toFortune. If all goes well for her, then Shylock will lose a daughter and she will lose a father (line 55). Jessica also worries about whether her elopement will be successful, and she regrets that she is forced to take such a problematic action against her own father. But her desperate situation calls for desperate action.