A worthy pioneer! Once more remove, good friends. But come; Here, as before, never, so help you mercy, That you, at such times seeing me, never shall, As Well, well, we know; or, We could, an if we would; That know aught of me: this not to do, 180 So grace and mercy at your most need help you, Swear. Ghost. [beneath] Swear. Ham. Rest, rest, perturbed spirit! [They swear] 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; [Exeunt 190 ACT II SCENE I A Room in Polonius's House Enter POLONIUS and REYNALDO Pol. Give him this money and these notes, Reynaldo. Rey. I will, my lord. Pol. You shall do marvelous wisely, good Reynaldo, Before you visit him, to make inquiry Of his behavior. Rey. My lord, I did intend it. Pol. Marry, well said, very well said. Look you, sir, Inquire me first what Danskers are in Paris; And how, and who, what means, and where they keep, 10 By this encompassment and drift of question Take you, as 'twere, some distant knowledge of him; And in part him. Do you mark this, Reynaldo? wild; Pol. And in part him; but, you may say, not well: But if't be he I Addicted so and so; and there put on him mean, he's very What forgeries you please; marry, none so rank Rey. As gaming, my lord. Pol. Ay, or drinking, fencing, swearing, quarrelling, Fighting; you may go so far. Rey. My lord, that would dishonor him. Pol. 'Faith, no; as you may season it in the charge. You must not put another scandal on him, That he is open to incontinency; That's not my meaning: but breathe his faults so quaintly That they may seem the taints of liberty; The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind; A savageness in unreclaimèd blood, Of general assault. 20 30 Pol. Marry, sir, here's my drift; And, I believe, it is a fetch of warrant: You laying these slight sullies on my son, 40 As 'twere a thing a little soiled i' the working, Mark you, Your party in convérse, him you would sound, Rey. Very good, my lord. Pol. And then, sir, does he this, — he does 50 What was I about to say? By the mass, I was about to say something:- where did I leave? Rey. At closes in the consequence, at friend or so, and gentleman. Pol. At closes in the consequence, He closes with you thus: : ay, marry; I know the gentleman ; I saw him yesterday, or t'other day, Or then, or then; with such or such; and, as you say, There was he gaming, there o'ertook in his rouse, There falling out at tennis; or so forth.— |