me, what a fatal judgment Hath fall'n upon this Ferdinand! PESCARA. Knows your grace What accident hath brought unto the prince This strange distraction? CARDINAL.  [Aside.] I must feign somewhat.—Thus they say it grew. You have heard it rumour'd, for these many years None of our family dies but there is seen The shape of an old woman, which is given By tradition to us to have been murder'd By her nephews for her riches. Such a figure One night, as the prince sat up late at 's book, Appear'd to him; when crying out for help, The gentleman of 's chamber found his grace All on a cold sweat, alter'd much in face And language:  since which apparition, He hath grown worse and worse, and I much fear He cannot live. BOSOLA. Sir, I would speak with you. PESCARA. We 'll leave your grace, Wishing to the sick prince, our noble lord, All health of mind and body. CARDINAL. You are most welcome.        [Exeunt PESCARA, MALATESTI, and DOCTOR.]   Are you come? so.—[Aside.] This fellow must not know By any means I had intelligence In our duchess' death; for, though I counsell'd it, The full of all th' engagement seem'd to grow   ]From Ferdinand.—Now, sir, how fares our sister? I do not think but sorrow makes her look Like to an oft-dy'd garment:  she shall now Take comfort from me.  Why do you look so wildly? O, the fortune of your master here the prince Dejects you; but be you of happy comfort:   If you 'll do one thing for me I 'll entreat, Though he had a cold tomb-stone o'er his bones, I 'd make you what you would be. BOSOLA. Any thing; Give it me in a breath, and let me fly to 't. They that think long small expedition win, For musing much o' th' end cannot begin.         [Enter JULIA]    JULIA. Sir, will you come into supper? CARDINAL. I am busy; leave me[.]    JULIA [Aside.]  What an excellent shape hath that fellow! Exit. CARDINAL.  'Tis thus. Antonio lurks here in Milan:   Inquire him out, and kill him. While he lives, Our sister cannot marry; and I have thought Of an excellent match for her. Do this, and style me Thy advancement. BOSOLA. But by what means shall I find him out? CARDINAL. There is a gentleman call'd Delio Here in the camp, that hath been long approv'd His loyal friend. Set eye upon that fellow; Follow him to mass; may be Antonio, Although he do account religion But a school-name, for fashion of the world May accompany him; or else go inquire out Delio's confessor, and see if you can bribe Him to reveal it. There are a thousand ways A man might find to trace him; as to know What fellows haunt the Jews for 

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