Act 3

Scene III

A park near 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!
	Enter Banquo, and Fleance* with a torch.*
Third Murderer	’Tis he.
First Murderer	Stand to’t.
Banquo	It will be rain to-night.
First Murderer	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 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.