SCENE IV.
Changes to a Park; the Castle at a distance.
Enter three Murtherers.
1 Mur.
But who did bid thee join with us?
3 Mur.
Macbeth.
2 Mur.
He needs not our Mistrust, since he delivers
Our offices, and what we have to do,
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To the direction just.
1 Mur.
Then stand with us.
The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day:
Now spurs the lated traveller apace,
To gain the timely in; and near approaches
The subject of our watch.
3 Mur.
Hark, I hear horses.
[Banquo within.]
Give us light there, ho!
2 Mur.
Then it is he: the rest
That are within the note of expectation,
Already are i' th' Court.
1 Mur.
His horses go about.
3 Mur.
Almost a mile: but he does usually,
(So all men do,) from hence to th' Palace-gate
Make it their Walk.
Enter Banquo and Fleance, with a Torch.
2 Mur.
A light, a light.
3 Mur.
'Tis he.
1 Mur.
Stand to't.
Ban.
It will be rain to night.
1 Mur.
Let it come down.
[They assault Banquo.
Ban.
Oh, treachery!
Fly, Fleance, fly, fly, fly,
Thou may'st revenge. Oh slave!
[Dies. Fleance escapes.
3 Mur.
Who did strike out the light?
1 Mur.
Was't not the way?
3 Mur.
There's but One down; the son
Is fled.
2 Mur.
We've lost best half of our affair.
1 Mur.
Well, let's away, and say how much is done.
[Exeunt.
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Alexander Pope [1747], The works of Shakespear in eight volumes. The Genuine Text (collated with all the former Editions, and then corrected and emended) is here settled: Being restored from the Blunders of the first Editors, and the Interpolations of the two Last: with A Comment and Notes, Critical and Explanatory. By Mr. Pope and Mr. Warburton (Printed for J. and P. Knapton, [and] S. Birt [etc.], London) [word count] [S11301].
