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Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond

Which keeps me pale! Light thickens, and the crow

Makes wing to the rooky wood;

Good things of day begin to droop and drowse,

Whiles night's black agents to their preys do rouse.

Thou marvell'st at my words: but hold thee still;

Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill:

So, prithee, go with me.

First Mur. But who did bid thee join with us?

Third Mur. Macbeth.

Sec. Mur. He needs not our mistrust, since he delivers

Our offices and what we have to do

To the direction just.

First Mur. Then stand with us.

The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day:

Now spurs the lated traveller apace

To gain the timely inn; and near approaches

The subject of our watch.

Third Mur. Hark! I hear horses.

Ban within. Give us a light there, ho!

Sec. Mur. Then 'tis he: the rest

That are within the note of expectation

Already are i' the court.

First Mur. His horses go about.

Third Mur. Almost a mile; but he does usually,

 49 bond; cf. n.

51 rooky: full of rooks

56 go with: trust in  2 delivers: tells us

3 offices: duties

4 To the direction just: exactly according to directions

10 note of expectation: list of expected guests 