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4.5. NOTE S 243

4-5
S.D. F heads 'Scena Quarta'. Loc. (Cap., subs.)
Entry F 'Enter Regan, and Steward.'. F, Q sp.-hdgs.
for Osw. are 'Stew.' or 'Ste.' throughout.
4. lord (?) Q/lady'—which J. thought 'the better
reading'.
9. ignorance see G.
12. in...misery A thin cloak for parricide.
18. charged...duty made a special point of. See G.
'charge'.
21. Borne things (F) Q 'Some thing'. Camb
'Something'. I'll...much i.e. I'll make it well worth
your while, cf. K.J. 3. 3. 67-8, 'Hubert I love thee',
etc. 22. rather— (F).
25. ^///^(O.E.D.)'Eliads'(F).Rowe'ceiliads',
See G.
27. madam! (Muir) F 'Madam?' Osw. misin-
terprets 'bosom' (see G.) at first; cf. R. Ill, 1. 2. 124,
'in your sweet bosom'.
28. understanding=h\owledge; cf. Wint. r. 1. 20.
you are (Rowe+Camb.) F 'Y'are'—awkward in a
mod. text.
29. take this note=take note of this.
32. gather more i.e. guess the rest.
33. this Presumably a love-token.
39. him (Q) F om. 40. S.D. F 'Exeunt*.

4.6

S.D, F heads 'Scena Quinta'. Loc. (Theob.) Entry
(F+Theob.) Edg. has "received the 'best 'parel'
promised by the Old Man at 4. 1. 49.
1. I (F) Q ( + Camb.) 'we'.
7. speak'st (F) Q 'speakest'—perh. better.
N.S.K.L.-17