Hor. Heaven secure him![494]
Mar. Illo, ho, ho, my lord![496] 115
Ham. Hillo, ho, ho, boy! come, bird, come.[497]
Mar. How is't, my noble lord?
Hor. What news, my lord?[498]
Hor. Good my lord, tell it.
Ham. No; you will reveal it.[500]
Hor. Not I, my lord, by heaven.
Mar. Nor I, my lord. 120
Ham. How say you, then; would heart of man once think it?[501]
But you'll be secret?[502]
Hor.} Ay, by heaven, my lord.
Mar.}
Hor. There needs no ghost, my lord, come from the grave[506] 125
To tell us this.[506][507]
Ham. Why, right; you are i' the right;
And so, without more circumstance at all,
I hold it fit that we shake hands and part:
You, as your business and desire shall point you;[508]
For every man hath business and desire,[509] 130
Such as it is; and for my own poor part,[510]
Look you, I'll go pray.[511]
Hor. These are but wild and whirling words, my lord.[512]
Ham. I'm sorry they offend you, heartily;[513]
Yes, faith, heartily.[514]
Hor. There's no offence, my lord. 135
Ham. Yes, by Saint Patrick, but there is, Horatio,[515]
And much offence too. Touching this vision here,[516]
It is an honest ghost, that let me tell you:
For your desire to know what is between us,
O'ermaster't as you may. And now, good friends,[517] 140
As you are friends, scholars and soldiers,
Give me one poor request.
Hor. What is't, my lord? we will.[518]
Ham. Never make known what you have seen to-night.
Hor.}
Mar.} My lord, we will not.
Ham. Nay, but swear't.
Mar. Nor I, my lord, in faith.
Ham. Upon my sword.
Mar. We have sworn, my lord, already.[521]
Ham. Indeed, upon my sword, indeed.[522]
Ghost. [Beneath] Swear.[523]
Ham. Ah, ha, boy! say'st thou so? art thou there, true-penny?[524][525]150
Come on: you hear this fellow in the cellarage:[524][526]
Consent to swear.
Hor. Propose the oath, my lord.[527]
Ham. Never to speak of this that you have seen,[528]
Swear by my sword.
Ghost. [Beneath] Swear.[529] 155
Ham. Hic et ubique? then we'll shift our ground.[530]
Come hither, gentlemen,[531]
And lay your hands again upon my sword:[531]
Never to speak of this that you have heard,[531][532]
Swear by my sword.[531] 160
Ham. Well said, old mole! canst work i' the earth so fast?[534]
A worthy pioner! Once more remove, good friends.[535]
Hor. O day and night, but this is wondrous strange!
Ham. And therefore as a stranger give it welcome.[536] 165
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.[537][538]
But come;[538][539]
Here, as before, never, so help you mercy,[539][540]
How strange or odd soe'er I bear myself,[541][542][543] 170
As I perchance hereafter shall think meet[541][542][544][545]
To put an antic disposition on,[541][542][544]
That you, at such times seeing me, never shall,[542][546]
With arms encumber'd thus, or this head-shake,[542][547]
Or by pronouncing of some doubtful phrase,[542][548] 175
As 'Well, well, we know,' or 'We could, an if we would,'[542][549][550]
Or 'If we list to speak,' or 'There be, an if they might,'[542][550][551]
Or such ambiguous giving out, to note[542][552]
That you know aught of me: this not to do,[553]
So grace and mercy at your most need help you,[553] 180
Swear.[553]
Ghost. [Beneath] Swear.[529]
Ham. Rest, rest, perturbed spirit! [They swear.] So, gentlemen,[554]
With all my love I do commend me to you:[555]
And what so poor a man as Hamlet is 185
May do, to express his love and friending to you,[556]
God willing, shall not lack. Let us go in together;[557]
And still your fingers on your lips, I pray.[558]
The time is out of joint: O cursed spite,
That ever I was born to set it right![559] 190
Nay, come, let's go together. [Exeunt.