MACBETH Thanks for that.
There the grown serpent lies; the worm that's fled29
Hath nature that in time will venom breed,30
No teeth for th' present. Get thee gone. Tomorrow
We'll hear ourselves again.
Exit Murderer.32
LADY MACBETH My royal lord,
You do not give the cheer. The feast is sold33
That is not often vouched, while 'tis a-making,34
'Tis given with welcome. To feed were best at home;35
From thence, the sauce to meat is ceremony:36
Meeting were bare without it.
MACBETH Sweet remembrancer!
Now good digestion wait on appetite,
And health on both.
LENNOX May't please your highness sit.
MACBETH
Here had we now our country's honor roofed40
Were the graced person of our Banquo present-
Enter the Ghost of Banquo,
and sits in Macbeth's place.
Who may I rather challenge for unkindness42
Than pity for mischance.
ROSS His absence, sir,
Lays blame upon his promise. Please't your highness To grace us with your royal company?
MACBETH
The table's full.
LENNOX Here is a place reserved, sir.
MACBETH
Where?