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An open place in the neighbourhood of Swinstead Abbey.
[Enter the BASTARD and HUBERT, severally]
HUBERT
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Who's^there?| Speak^ho,| speak^quick|ly, or | I
shoot.
BASTARD
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A friend.| What art | thou?
HUBERT
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Of the | part of | England.
BASTARD
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Whither | dost thou go?
HUBERT
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What's that | to thee?
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Why* may | not I | demand | of thine | affairs,
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As well | as thou | of mine?
BASTARD
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Hubert,| I think.
HUBERT
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Thou hast | a per|fect thought: \\
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I will u|pon all haz|ards well | believe
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Thou art | my friend,| that knowst | my tongue |
so well.
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Who art thou? \\
BASTARD
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Who thou wilt:| and if thou | please
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Thou mayst | befriend | me so much,| as to think
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I come one | way of the | Plantag|enets.
HUBERT
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Unkind | remem|brance: thou,| and end|less night,
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Have done | me shame: brave | soldier,| pardon
me,
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That an|y ac|cent* break|ing from | thy tongue,
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Should escape | the true | acquaint|ance of |
mine^ear.
BASTARD
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Come, come: sans | compliment,| what news |
abroad?
HUBERT
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Why here | walk^I,| in the / black brow | of night
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To find | you out.
BASTARD
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Brief then:| and what's | the
news?
HUBERT
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O my / sweet sir,| news fit/ting to | the night,
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Black,| fearful,| comfort|less, and | horrible.
BASTARD
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Show me | the ve|ry wound | of this / ill news,
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I am | no^wom|an, I'll | not swoon | at it.
HUBERT
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The king | I fear | is pois|oned by | a monk,
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I left | him al|most speech|less, and / broke out
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To acquaint | you with | this ev|il, that | you
might
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The bet|ter arm | you to | the sud|den time,
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Than if | you had | at leis|ure known | of this.
BASTARD
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How did | he take | it? Who | did taste | to him?
HUBERT
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A monk | I tell | you, a | resolved | villain
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Whose bow|els sud|denly / burst out:| the king
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Yet speaks,| and perad|venture | may re|cover.
BASTARD
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Who didst | thou leave | to tend | his maj|esty?
HUBERT
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Why know | you not?| The lords | are all |
come^back,
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And brought Prince Hen|ry in | their comp|any,
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At whose | request | the king | hath pard|oned
them,
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And they | are all | about | his maj|esty.
BASTARD
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Withhold | thine in|digna|tion, migh|ty heaven,
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And tempt | us not | to bear | above | our power.
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I'll tell | thee Hub|ert, half | my power | this
night
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Passing | these flats,| are tak|en by | the tide,
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These Lin|coln Wash|es have | devour|ed them,
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Myself,| well* mount|ed, hard|ly have | escaped.
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Away | before:| conduct | me to | the king,
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I doubt | he will | be dead,| or ere | I come.
[Exeunt]