Note 1112 — SCENE II.
Reading edition
A stale, &c.] i.e. a pretence or cover under which he keeps a harlot: the stale, or stalking-horse, was the real or artificial horse behind which sportsmen approached their game.
Reading edition
A stale, &c.] i.e. a pretence or cover under which he keeps a harlot: the stale, or stalking-horse, was the real or artificial horse behind which sportsmen approached their game.