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Thy beacon watch; and, should the lady come, Excuse thy absence. Haste; make no reply.

1st Fish. I will; God help us all! [.

Bast. Here is, indeed, a splendid noble fire Left me in ward. It makes the darkness round, To its fierce light oppos'd, seem thick and palpable, And clos'd o'er head, like to the pitchy cope Of some vast cavern.Near at hand, methinks, Soft female voices speak: I'll to my station. (Retires from the front of the stage behind the fire.)

Viol. A rousing light! Good Stephen hath full well Obey'd your earnest bidding.—Fays and witches Might round its blaze their midnight revelry Right fitly keep.

Ter.Aye; thou lov'st wilds and darkness, And fire and storms, and things unsooth and strange: This suits thee well. Methinks, in gazing on it, Thy face a witch-like eagerness assumes.

Viol I'll be a goblin then, and round it dance. Did not Aurora say we thus should hold This nightly vigil. Yea, such were her words.