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4.i. NOTES 235
tion', 'lust-dieted' may mean 'whose appetite (of all
kinds) is ruled solely by his lusts or desires'—wh. wd
pointedly cover Glo.'s own case.
67. slaves (F) i.e. as if the social order were his
slave not a master imposing obligations. Q 'stands'—
graphic misreading, ordinance see G.
67-8. that will...notfeel i.e. who refuses to see the
misery he does not feel. Now Glo. cannot see, he begins
to feel.
68. quickly Perh. a triple pun—(a) very soon;
(3) while he is still alive; (c) sharply, piercingly (cf.
Per. 4. 1. 28). 69. distribution Quibble; see G.
73. in the confine'd deep—over the Narrows, the
Straits of Dover [Cap.]. 78. S.D. F'Exeunt.'. Qom.

4.3
Gon., Edm. and Osw. having journeyed from Glo.'s
castle to the palace of Gon. and Alb. (cf. 3.7.1-20) have
now arrived. Gon. has sent Osw. to find Alb., and
proceeds to welcome Edm. to her dwelling.
S.D. Loc. (Cap., subs.) Entry (Theob.) £) 'Enter
Gonorill and Bastard.', F 'Enter Gonerill, Bastard, and
Steward.'.
2. S.D. (Theob., subs. <Q'Enter Steward.', after
'maister'). F om. (cf. previous note). It is significant of
Osw.'s intimacy with Gon. that she appears to let him
hear all that follows.
11. S.D. (Han) Q,Fom. 12. cozoishterror(F)
W.A.W.'s conj. 'currish terror' wd be far less appro-
priate to the 'mild' Alb. See G. 'cowish'.
13. undertake see G. 13-14. he*II...answer, i.e.
he'll ignore injuries 'which a man of spirit would resent'
(Ver.).
14. Ourwishes i.e.thatEdmundmightsupplantAlb.
as her husband, on the way=talked of on our way together.