The hearing of my wife with your approach;
So, humbly take my leave.
Dun.My worthy Cawdor!
Macb. [Aside.] The Prince of Cumberland! that is a step 48
On which I must fall down, or else o'er-leap,
For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires!
Let not light see my black and deep desires;
The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be 52
Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see. Exit.
Dun. True, worthy Banquo; he is full so valiant,
And in his commendations I am fed;
It is a banquet to me. Let's after him, 56
Whose care is gone before to bid us welcome:
It is a peerless kinsman. Flourish. Exeunt.
Scene Five
[Inverness. Macbeth's Castle]
Enter Macbeth's Wife alone, with a letter.
Lady M. 'They met me in the day of success;
and I have learned by the perfectest report, they
have more in them than mortal knowledge.
When I burned in desire to question them fur- 4
ther, they made themselves air, into which they
vanished. Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of
it, came missives from the king, who all-hailed
me, "Thane of Cawdor"; by which title, before, 8
these weird sisters saluted me, and referred me
to the coming on of time, with "Hail, king that
shalt be!" This have I thought good to deliver
thee, my dearest partner of greatness, that thou 12
mightst not lose the dues of rejoicing, by being
7 missives: messengers
13 dues of rejoicing: joy due you
