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Eager to lay a weighty burthen down. Come to me presently. [Exit.

I do not feel as I should feel at this. Acknowledged heir of a most noble house, Beloved and loving, wherefore should the past, Which hitherto has seem'd but as a dream, Of which I took no heed,—why should the past Come darkly up like an o'ertaking storm, Whose heaviness weighs down the atmosphere Of present hope? Which shall I curse the most My father's pride, my uncle's avarice? But for these, bred according to my birth, Familiar but with honourable deeds,