[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,(5)
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(10)
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(15)
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.(20)

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 tonight.

FIRST MURDERER:

Let it come down. [They assault Banquo.](25)

BANQUO:

O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!
Thou mayst revenge. O slave!

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.(30)

SECOND MURDERER:

We have lost best half of our affair.

FIRST MURDERER:

Well, let's away and say how much is done.

Exeunt.