No Fear Shakespeare
Richard III
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Act 3, Scene 2, Page 6
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Enter a PRIEST
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A PRIEST enters. |
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PRIEST
Well met, my lord. I am glad to see your Honor.
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A nice coincidence, my lord. I’m glad to see you.
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HASTINGS
I thank thee, good Sir John, with all my heart.
I am in your debt for your last exercise.
Come the next sabbath, and I will content you.
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HASTINGS
I thank you, Sir John, with all my heart. I am indebted to you for your last sermon. By next week, I’ll be able to pay you.
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PRIEST
I’ll wait upon your Lordship
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PRIEST
I’ll come to you, your Lordship.
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HASTINGS whispers in his ear. |
HASTINGS whispers in his ear. |
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Exit PRIEST
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The PRIEST exits. |
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Enter BUCKINGHAM
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BUCKINGHAM enters. |
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BUCKINGHAM
What, talking with a priest, Lord Chamberlain?
Your friends at Pomfret, they do need the priest;
Your Honor hath no shriving work in hand.
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BUCKINGHAM
What, talking with a priest, Hastings? Your friends at Pomfret, they’re the ones who need a priest. You, on the other hand, don’t have any confessions you have to make.
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HASTINGS
Good faith, and when I met this holy man,
The men you talk of came into my mind.
What, go you toward the Tower?
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HASTINGS
When I ran into this holy man, those men you mentioned did come to mind, in fact. Are you headed to the Tower?
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BUCKINGHAM
I do, my lord, but long I shall not stay there.
I shall return before your Lordship thence.
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BUCKINGHAM
I am, my lord. But I won’t be there for long. I’ll be off before you are.
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HASTINGS
Nay, like enough, for I stay dinner there.
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HASTINGS
Yes, probably, because I’m staying for lunch.
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BUCKINGHAM
(aside) And supper too, although thou know’st it not.—
Come, will you go?
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BUCKINGHAM
(to himself) And for dinner, too, though you don’t know it. (to HASTINGS) Come, are you going?
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HASTINGS
I’ll wait upon your Lordship.
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HASTINGS
I’ll follow you, my lord.
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