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Murray [handing him a purse.
Accept this handsel. Thou hast nought to do,
Save to say Whitehall when one says Cologne.
Cromwell [aside.]Whitehall's the countersign!
Murray. Whitehall's the countersign! Pray, take this gold.
We pay.
Cromwell [aside.] And so do I!
[Aloud, taking the purse.]Thanks, 'tis a debt
I owe to you.
Murray. I owe to you. And thou wilt stand on guard
For us, during the interlude.
Cromwell. For us, during the interlude. I will.
Murray.'Tis well.
[Offering his hand.
'Tis well. Your hand! By heav'n! a worthy fellow.
Cromwell.But tell me, when you've Cromwell in your hands,
What will you do with him?
Murray. What will you do with him? Why, first of all—
I think—yes, we shall kill him,—nothing more.
Cromwell.A trifling matter.
Murray. A trifling matter. We shall be content
With a swift and painless death. No one of us
Is cruel.
Cromwell [aside.] I'll not be crueller than you.
Murray.Is it agreed?
Cromwell. Is it agreed? Thou said'st it.
Murray [to the Cavaliers waiting at a corner of the stage.
Is it agreed? Thou said'st it. Come, and quickly.
By paying tribute to the Levite, we
Obtain admission to the sanctuary.
I made no doubt of it.
Ormond [to Murray.] …of it. Is 't done?
Murray. I made no doubt of it. Is 't done? 'Tis done.