My lord, I did; But answer made it none: yet once methought It lifted up its head and did address Itself to motion, like as it would speak; But even then the morning cock crew loud, And at the sound it shrunk in haste away, And vanish’d from our sight.

As I do live, my honour’d lord, ’tis true; And we did think it writ down in our duty To let you know of it.

Indeed, indeed, sirs, but this troubles me. Hold you the watch to-night?

It was, as I have seen it in his life, A sable silver’d.

I will watch to-night; Perchance ’twill walk again.