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[Enter Horatio and Marcellus.

Mar.

How is 't, my noble lord?

Horatio.

What news, my lord ?

Hamlet.

O, wonderful!

Horatio.

Good my lord, tell it.

Hamlet.

No; you'll reveal it.

Horatio.

Not I, my lord, by heaven.

Mar.

Nor I, my lord.

Hamlet.

How say you, then; would heart of man once think it ?—

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There's ne'er a villain dwelling in all Denmark

But he 's an arrant knave.

Horatio.

There needs no ghost, my lord, come from the grave
To tell us this.

Hamlet.

Why, right; you are i' the right:

And so, without more circumstance at all,
I hold it fit that we shake hands and part:

You, as your business and desire shall point you,-
For every man has business and desire,
Such as it is;-and for mine own poor part,

Look you, I

I'll go pray.

Horatio.

[Retiring

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These are but wild and whirling words, my lord.

Hamlet.

I'm sorry they offend you, heartily;

Yes, faith, heartily.

Horatio.

There's no offence, my lord.

Hamlet.

Yes, by Saint Patrick, but there is, my lord,

And much offence too. Touching this vision here,

[Marcellus advances quickly R.

It is an honest ghost, that let me tell you:

For your desire to know what is between us,
O'ermaster it as you may. And now, good friends,
As you are friends, scholars, and soldiers,

Give me one poor request.

Horatio.

What is 't, my lord ? we will.

Hamlet.

Never make known what you have seen to-night.

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Ah, ha, boy! say'st thou so? art thou there, true-penny ?

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Hic et ubique? then we 'll shift our ground.-
Come hither, gentlemen,

And lay your hands again upon my sword:
Never to speak of this that you have seen,
Swear by my sword.

Swear.

Ghost.

Horatio.

O, day and night, but this is wondrous strange!

[Beneath.

Hamlet.

And therefore as a stranger give it welcome.

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

But come;

Here, as before, never, so help you mercy,
How strange or odd soe'er I bear myself,-
As I, perchance, hereafter shall think meet
To put an antic disposition on,—

That you, at such times seeing me, never shall,
With arms encumbered thus, or this head-shake,
Or by pronouncing of some doubtful phrase,

As, "Well, well, we know; "-or, "We could, an if we would; "

Dr, "If we list to speak; "—or, "There be, an if they might;"

Dr such ambiguous giving out, to note

That you know aught of me :-this not to do,
So grace and mercy at your most need help you.

Ghost.

[Beneath.

Swear.

Hamlet.

Rest, rest, perturbed spirit!-So, gentlemen,
With all my love I do commend me to you:
And what so poor a man as Hamlet is

May do, to express his love and friending to you,
God willing, shall not lack. Let us go in together:
And still your fingers on your lips, I pray.

The time is out of joint:-O, cursed spite,
That ever I was born to set it right!
Nay, come, let's go together.

CURTAIN.

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Act Second.

Scene First. —A ROOM IN THE PALACE.

[Enter Ophelia and Polonius, meeting.

Pol.

How now, Ophelia ! what's the matter?

Oph.

Alas! my lord, I have been so affrighted!

Pol.

With what, i' the name of heaven?

Oph.

My lord, as I was sewing in my chamber,
Lord Hamlet,—with his doublet all unbraced;
No hat upon his head; he comes before me.

What said he?

Pol.

Oph.

He took me by the wrist, and held me hard;
Then goes he to the length of all his arm;
And, with his other hand thus o'er his brow,
He falls to such perusal of my face

As he would draw it. Long stayed he so ;
At last, a little shaking of mine arm,

And thrice his head thus waving up and down,-
He raised a sigh so piteous and profound,
That it did seem to shatter all his bulk,
And end his being that done, he lets me go:
And, with his head over his shoulder turned,
He seemed to find his way without his eyes;
For out of doors he went without their help,
And to the last, bended their light on me.

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