Act 5 — Scene IV. The same.
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Enter Exton and Servant.[1874]
Exton. Didst thou not mark the king, what words he spake,[1875] 'Have I no friend will rid me of this living fear?' Was it not so? Ser. These were his very words.[1876][1877] Exton. 'Have I no friend?' quoth he: he spake it twice.[1878] And urged it twice together, did he not?5 Ser. He did.[1876] Exton. And speaking it, he wistly look'd on me;[1879] As who should say, 'I would thou wert the man[1880] That would divorce this terror from my heart;' Meaning the king at Pomfret. Come, let's go:10 I am the king's friend, and will rid his foe. [Exeunt.[1881]
Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · Scene IV.] Steevens. Scene IX. Pope. Scene III. Capell. Scene continued in Ff Q5. Enter ...] Ff Q5 (Servants. F1).Note 2 · king] K. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4. words] works Q3.Note 3 · Ser.] Ff Q5. Man. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4.Note 4 · These] Those Ff Q5. very] om. Q5.Note 5 · friend] friends F2.Note 6 · speaking it, he wistly] speaking't wistly, Seymour conj. wistly] wishtly Q1 Q2. wistfully Reed (1803).Note 7 · should] shall F2 F3 F4.Note 8 · [Exeunt] Q3 Q4. Exit. Ff Q5. om. Q1 Q2.