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GLOUCESTER . Canst thou blame him ? His daughters seek his death . Ah , that good Kent ! He said it would be thus , poor banish’d man ! Thou sayest the King grows mad ; I’ll tell thee , friend , I am almost mad myself . I had a son , Now outlaw’d from my blood ; he sought my life But lately , very late : I lov’d him , friend , No father his son dearer : true to tell thee , [ Storm continues . ] The grief hath craz’d my wits . What a night’s this ! I do beseech your grace . LEAR . O , cry you mercy , sir . Noble philosopher , your company . EDGAR . Tom’s a - cold . GLOUCESTER . In , fellow , there , into the hovel ; keep thee warm . LEAR . Come , let’s in all . KENT . This way , my lord . LEAR . With him ; I will keep still with my philosopher . KENT . Good my lord , soothe him ; let him take the fellow . GLOUCESTER . Take him you on . KENT . Sirrah , come on ; go along with us . LEAR . Come , good Athenian . GLOUCESTER . No words , no words , hush . EDGAR . Child Rowland to the dark tower came , His word was still — Fie , foh , and fum , I smell the blood of a British man . [ Exeunt . ] SCENE V . A Room in Gloucester’s Castle Enter Cornwall and Edmund . CORNWALL . I will have my revenge ere I depart his house . EDMUND . How , my lord , I may be censured , that nature thus gives way to loyalty , something fears me to think of . CORNWALL . I now perceive it was not altogether your brother’s evil disposition made him seek his death ; but a provoking merit , set a - work by a reproveable badness in himself . EDMUND . How malicious is my fortune , that I must repent to be just ! This is the letter he spoke of , which approves him an intelligent party to the advantages of France . O heavens ! that this treason were not ; or not I the detector ! CORNWALL . Go with me to the Duchess . EDMUND . If the matter of this paper be certain , you have mighty business in hand . CORNWALL . True or false , it hath made thee Earl of Gloucester . Seek out where thy father is , that he may be ready for our apprehension . EDMUND . [ Aside . ] If I find him comforting the King , it will stuff his suspicion more fully . I will persever in my course of loyalty , though the conflict be sore between that and my blood . CORNWALL . I will lay trust upon thee ; and thou shalt find a dearer father in my love . [ Exeunt . ] SCENE VI . A Chamber in a Farmhouse adjoining the Castle Enter Gloucester , Lear , Kent , Fool and Edgar . GLOUCESTER . Here is better than the open air ; take it thankfully . I will piece out the comfort with what addition I can : I will not be long from you . KENT . All the power of his wits have given way to his impatience : — the gods reward your kindness ! [ Exit Gloucester . ] EDGAR . Frateretto calls me ; and tells me Nero is an angler in the lake of darkness . Pray , innocent , and beware the foul fiend . FOOL . Prythee , nuncle , tell me whether a madman be a gentleman or a yeoman .
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