Macb. It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood:
Stones have been known to move and trees to speak;
Augures and understood relations have 124
By maggot-pies and choughs and rooks brought forth
The secret'st man of blood. What is the night?
Lady M. Almost at odds with morning, which is which.
Macb. How sayst thou, that Macduff denies his person 128
At our great bidding?
Lady M. Did you send to him, sir?
Macb. I hear it by the way; but I will send.
There's not a one of them but in his house
I keep a servant fee'd. I will to-morrow— 132
And betimes I will—to the weird sisters:
More shall they speak; for now I am bent to know,
By the worst means, the worst. For mine own good
All causes shall give way: I am in blood 136
Stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o'er.
Strange things I have in head that will to hand,
Which must be acted ere they may be scann'd.
Lady M. You lack the season of all natures, sleep. 141
Macb. Come, we'll to sleep. My strange and self-abuse
Is the initiate fear that wants hard use:
We are yet but young in deed. Exeunt.
124 Augures: auguries, interpretations of omens
understood relations; cf. n.
125 maggot-pies: magpies
choughs: jackdaws
128 How sayst thou: what sayst thou to this
142 strange and self-abuse: strange self-deception
143 initiate: novice's
