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Prince of Denmark, II. i 

Pol. Give him this money and these notes, Reynaldo.

Rey. I will, my lord.

Pol. You shall do marvellous wisely, good Reynaldo,

Before you visit him, to make inquiry

Of his behaviour.

Rey. My lord, I did intend it.

Pol. Marry, well said, very well said. Look you, sir,

Inquire me first what Danskers are in Paris;

And how, and who, what means, and where they keep,

What company, at what expense; and finding

By this encompassment and drift of question

That they do know my son, come you more nearer

Than your particular demands will touch it:

Take you, as 'twere, some distant knowledge of him;

As thus, 'I know his father, and his friends,

And, in part, him;' do you mark this, Reynaldo?

Rey. Ay, very well, my lord.

Pol. 'And, in part, him; but,' you may say, 'not well:

But if 't be he I mean, he's very wild,

Addicted so and so;' and there put on him

 7 Danskers: Danes

8 keep: live

10 encompassment: 'talking round' a subject

12 demands: questions

13 Take: assume

19 put on: impute to

