Enter LEAR, Fool, and Gentle. man. Lear. 'Tis strange that they should so depart from home, And not send back my mes senger. Gent. As I learn'd, The night before there was no purpose in them Of this remove. Kent.. Hail to thee, noble master! Lear. Ha! Makest thou this shame thy pastime? Kent. No, my lord. Fool. Ha, ha! he wears cruel garters. Horses are tied by the heads, dogs and bears by the neck, monkeys by the loins, and men by the legs: when a man's over-lusty at legs, then he wears wooden netherstocks. Lear. What's he that hath so much thy place mis took To set thee here? Kent. she, It is both he and Your son and daughter. Lear. No. Kent. Yes. Lear. No, I say. Kent. I say, yea. Lear. No, no; they would not. Kent. Yes, they have. Lear. By Jupiter, I swear, no. Kent. By Juno, I swear, ay, Lear. do't; They durst not They could not, would not do't; 'tis worse than murder, To do upon respect such violent outrage. Resolve me, with all modest haste, which way Thou might'st deserve, they impose, this usage, or Coming from us. Kent. My lord, when at their home I did commend your highness' letters to them, Ere I was risen from the place that show'd My duty kneeling, came there a reeking post, Stew'd in his haste, half breathless, panting forth From Goneril his mistress salutations; Deliver'd letters, spite of intermission, Which presently they read: on whose contents They summon'd up their meiny, horse; straight took Commanded me to follow, and attend The leisure of their answer; gave me cold looks: And meeting here the other messenger, Whose welcome, I perceived, had poison'd mine, Being the very fellow which of late Display'd so saucily against your highness, Having more man than wit about me, drew: He raised the house with loud and coward cries, |