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“ Wait , don’t put the earth on her yet , ” cried Laertes . “ I want to hold her once more in my arms . ” And he jumped down into the grave . Hamlet stepped forward . “ Who is this , whose grief is so loud ? I am Hamlet , Prince of Denmark ! ” And he jumped into the grave too . Laertes took him by the throat , and the two young men began to fight . The king ordered the servants to pull them apart . “ I loved Ophelia , ” said Hamlet . “ Forty thousand brothers could not love her as much as I did . Why do you treat me like this , Laertes ? I always loved you . But it doesn’t matter . ” He walked away , and Horatio followed him . “ Be patient , Laertes , ” said the king quietly . “ Remember our plan . We will act soon . ” XIII . The Duel Later , in a hall of the castle , Hamlet told Horatio the rest of his story . “ On the ship I couldn’t sleep , ” he said . “ So in the dark I went to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s cabin . I found the king’s letter and opened it . Oh , Horatio , he had ordered the King of England to cut off my head at once . So I wrote a new letter . It ordered the English king to kill the two men who brought it . I closed it with my father’s ring , which has the royal seal of Denmark . Then I put it back . The next day the pirates attacked us , and you know the rest . ” “ So Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are going to their deaths , ” said Horatio . “ They wanted this work , ” said Hamlet . “ It is dangerous for little men to come between two great enemies . And think of this king , Horatio . He killed my father and took my mother . He took the crown that I hoped to wear . And he tried to take my life too . Isn’t it right for me to punish him with my own hand ? ” “ He will soon hear from England what happened there , ” said Horatio . “ Yes , it will be soon , ” said Hamlet . “ But the time until then is mine . ” He was quiet for a moment . “ I am sorry , Horatio , that I forgot myself with Laertes . I can see my own sorrow in his . ” Just then a young lord called Osric came in . He was wearing very fine clothes , and he waved his hat in the air while he talked . “ Sweet lord , the king has made a large bet on you , ” he said . “ He has bet six fine horses that you will win a fencing match against Laertes . If you agree , it can start now . ” Hamlet agreed , and Osric went away . Horatio looked worried . “ I have been practising while Laertes was in France , ” said Hamlet . “ But you can’t imagine how heavy my heart feels . ” “ My lord , if your heart says no , listen to it , ” said Horatio . “ I will tell them that you are not well . ” “ No , ” said Hamlet . “ Not even a small bird falls without God’s will . If death comes now , it won’t come later . If it doesn’t come now , it will come some day . Being ready is everything . ”
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