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as ward to the son, and the son manage his

revenue.

Glo. O villain, villain! His very opinion in

the letter! Abhorred villain! Unnatural, de-

tested, brutish villain! worse than brutish! Go,

sirrah, seek him; I'll apprehend him. Abomin-

able villain! Where is he?

Edm. I do not well know, my lord. If it

shall please you to suspend your indignation

against my brother till you can derive from him

better testimony of his intent, you shall run a

certain course; where, if you violently proceed

against him, mistaking his purpose, it would

make a great gap in your own honour, and shake

in pieces the heart of his obedience. I dare

pawn down my life for him, that he hath writ

this to feel my affection to your honour, and to

no other pretence of danger.

Glo. Think you so?

Edm. If your honour judge it meet, I will

place you where you shall hear us confer of this,

and by an auricular assurance have your satis-

faction; and that without any further delay

than this very evening.

Glo. He cannot be such a monster—

[Edm. Nor is not, sure.

Glo.—to his father, that so tenderly and en-

tirely loves him. Heaven and earth!] Edmund,

seek him out; wind me into him, I pray you:

frame the business after your own wisdom. I

would unstate myself to be in a due resolution.

 84 detested: detestable

98 pretence: intention

109 wind me into him; cf. n.

111 unstate myself: give all I am and have

due resolution: proper certainty

