ACT III SCENE III

A park near the palace.

Enter three Murtherers.

FIRST MURTHERER: But who did bid thee join with us?

THIRD MURTHERER: Macbeth.

SECOND MURTHERER: He needs not our mistrust, since he delivers

Our offices and what we have to do

To the direction just.

FIRST MURTHERER: Then stand with us.

The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day;

Now spurs the lated traveler apace

To gain the timely inn, and near approaches

The subject of our watch.

THIRD MURTHERER: Hark! I hear horses.

BANQUO: [Within.] Give us a light there, ho!

SECOND MURTHERER: Then 'tis he; the rest

That are within the note of expectation

Already are i' the court.

FIRST MURTHERER: His horses go about.

THIRD MURTHERER: Almost a mile, but he does usually-

So all men do -from hence to the palace gate

Make it their walk.

SECOND MURTHERER: A light, a light!

Enter Banquo, and Fleance with a torch.

THIRD MURTHERER: 'Tis he.

FIRST MURTHERER: Stand to't.

BANQUO. It will be rain tonight.

FIRST MURTHERER: Let it come down.

They set upon Banquo.

BANQUO: O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!

Thou mayst revenge. O slave! Dies. Fleance escapes.

THIRD MURTHERER: Who did strike out the light?

FIRST MURTHERER: Wast not the way?

THIRD MURTHERER: There's but one down; the son is fled.

SECOND MURTHERER: We have lost

Best half of our affair.

FIRST MURTHERER: Well, let's away and say how much is done.

Exeunt.

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