WALLENSTEIN.
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MACDONALD.
Yes,
The Duke's a splendid paymaster.
Yes,
The Duke's a splendid paymaster.
BUTLER.
All over
With that, my friends! His lucky stars are set.
All over
With that, my friends! His lucky stars are set.
MACDONALD.
And is that certain?
And is that certain?
BUTLER.
You have my word for it.
You have my word for it.
DEVEREUX.
His lucky fortunes all past by?
His lucky fortunes all past by?
BUTLER.
For ever.
He is as poor as we.
For ever.
He is as poor as we.
MACDONALD.
As poor as we?
As poor as we?
DEVEREUX.
Macdonald, we'll desert him.
Macdonald, we'll desert him.
BUTLER.
We'll desert him?
Full twenty thousand have done that already;
We must do more, my countrymen! In short—
We—we must kill him.
We'll desert him?
Full twenty thousand have done that already;
We must do more, my countrymen! In short—
We—we must kill him.
BOTH. (starting back.)
Kill him!
Kill him!
BUTLER.
Yes! must kill him.
And for that purpose have I chosen you.
Yes! must kill him.
And for that purpose have I chosen you.
BOTH.
