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70 "MACBETH'S FORTUNE."

PROLOGUE. [Standing on stage — outside the curtain — left side.] [''Curtains open on Scene I., a cavern. In middle a boiling caldron. Loud thunder. Enter three in ghostly attire, leaning on crutches, and with long snake-like tresses hanging about their faces. They move forward toward caldron. Loud and long thunder. look around and at one another and shudder. Then mewing of cat. Again roar of thunder followed by mewing of cat. shudder and shake their heads. A still louder crash of thunder followed by quick and sharp flash of lightning and deep and awful cat-mewing. Looking at sky and in distance, shake heads.'']

Thrice the brinded cat hath mewed.

[''She approaches and looks into caldron solemnly shaking her head. Sound of whining of pig. glance hastily at one another and in direction of sound. Again whining of pig. approaches caldron and shudders. Other two look at each other and shake heads. Again whining of pig. all approach caldron and each in turn stirs contents with stick, and shaking her head steps back and looks in direction of sound. Whining sound is heard again, and they stand dumb.'']