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K. Rich. O, true, good Catesby:—Bid him levy straight
The greatest strength and power he can make,
And meet me suddenly at Salisbury.

Cate. I go.

Rat. What, may it please you, shall I do at Salisbury?
 
K. Rich. Why, what would'st thou do there, before I go?

Rat. Your highness told me, I should post before.

K. Rich. My mind is chang'd.[1]

Do these scenes of busy distraction afford a hint of anything like timidity in either of these guilty usurpers? Or, is there one jot more of confusion and inconsistency in the hurry of

  1. K. Richard, Act iv. Sc. 4.