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Act III, Scene iii:
The same. A Park or Lawn, with a gate leading to the
 
Palace.
[Enter three Murderers.]
FIRST MURDERER:
But who did bid thee join with us?
THIRD MURDERER:
Macbeth.
SECOND MURDERER:
He needs not our mistrust; since he delivers
Our offices and what we have to do
To the direction just.
FIRST MURDERER:
Then stand with us.
The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day:
Now spurs the lated traveller apace,
To gain the timely inn; and near approaches
The subject of our watch.
THIRD MURDERER:
Hark! I hear horses.
BANQUO:
[Within.] Give us a light there, ho!
SECOND MURDERER:
Then 'tis he; the rest
That are within the note of expectation
Already are i' the court.
FIRST MURDERER:
His horses go about.
THIRD MURDERER:
Almost a mile; but he does usually,
So all men do, from hence to the palace gate
Make it their walk.
SECOND MURDERER:
A light, a light!
THIRD MURDERER:
'Tis he.
FIRST MURDERER:
Stand to't.
[Enter Banquo, and Fleance with a torch.]
BANQUO:
It will be rain to-night.
FIRST MURDERER:
Let it come down.
[Assaults Banquo.]
BANQUO:
O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!
Thou mayst revenge.—O slave!
[Dies. Fleance escapes.]
THIRD MURDERER:
Who did strike out the light?
FIRST MURDERER:
Was't not the way?
THIRD MURDERER:
There's but one down: the son is fled.
SECOND MURDERER:
We have lost best half of our affair.
FIRST MURDERER:
Well, let's away, and say how much is done.
[Exeunt.]
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