HAMLET.

Hic et ubique? then we'll shift our ground.
Come hither, gentlemen,

And lay your hands again upon my sword:
Never to speak of this that you have heard,
Swear by my sword.

GHOST. (Beneath.)

Swear.

HAMLET.

Well said, old mole! canst work i' the earth so fast?

A worthy pioner! Once more remove, good friends.

HORATIO.

O day and night, but this is wondrous strange!

HAMLET.

And therefore as a stranger give it welcome. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,

Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

But come;

Here, as before, never, so help you mercy,
How strange or odd soe'er I bear myself,
As I perchance hereafter shall think meet
To put an antic disposition on,

That you, at such times seeing me, never shall,
With arms encumber'd thus, or this head-shake,
Or by pronouncing of some doubtful phrase,
As "Well, well, we know," or "We could, an
if we would,"

Or "If we list to speak," or "There be, an if they might,"

Or such ambiguous giving out, to note

That you know aught of me: this not to do,

So grace Swear.

Swear.

and mercy at your most need help you,

GHOST. (Beneath.)

HAMLET.

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;

And still your fingers on your lips, I pray.

The time is out of joint: O cursed spite,
That ever I was born to set it right!
Nay, come, let's go together.

(Exeunt.)

[The stage throughout this act is set to represent a room of state in the Castle.]

Enter POLONIUS and REYNALDO

You shall do marvellous wisely, good Reynaldo, Before you visit him, to make inquire

Of his behaviour.

O, my lord, my lord, I have been so affrighted!

POLONIUS.

With what, i' the name of God?