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IV . The Ghost’s Story That night Hamlet went up to the battlements with Horatio and Marcellus . The air was so cold that it bit their faces . From the castle below came the sound of trumpets and guns . “ The king is feasting tonight , ” said Hamlet . “ It’s an old custom here . But other countries laugh at us for it . They say that we Danes drink too much . ” “ Look , my lord , it’s coming ! ” cried Horatio . The ghost was walking towards them in the moonlight . “ Angels of heaven , protect us ! ” said Hamlet . For a moment he could not move . Then he stepped forward . “ Are you a good spirit or an evil one ? You look like my father , so I will speak to you . Answer me ! Why have you left your grave ? ” The ghost did not answer . It only waved to Hamlet , as if it wanted to talk to him alone . “ Don’t go with it , my lord , ” said Horatio . “ It may lead you to the edge of the cliff above the sea and drive you mad there . ” The two men held his arms , but Hamlet pulled himself free and drew his sword . “ Let me go ! My life isn’t worth a pin to me . Go on , spirit , I’ll follow you . ” He followed the ghost along the wall into the darkness . Marcellus shook his head . “ Something is rotten in the state of Denmark , ” he said . He meant that something in their country was bad , like old meat , and the bad smell was starting to spread . In a lonely place on the battlements , the ghost stopped and turned round . “ Listen to me , ” it said in a deep , hollow voice . “ I am your father’s spirit . At night I must walk the earth , and in the day I must burn in fire , until the sins of my life are burned away . If you ever loved your dear father , you must take revenge for his cruel murder . ” “ Murder ! ” cried Hamlet . “ Yes , the most horrible murder , ” said the ghost . “ Everyone in Denmark has heard a lie . People believe that a snake bit me while I was sleeping in my garden . But know this , noble young man . The snake that killed your father now wears his crown . ” “ Oh , I knew it in my heart ! ” said Hamlet . “ My uncle ! ” “ Yes , that evil beast , ” said the ghost . “ With his clever words and gifts he won the love of my queen . But I must be quick . One afternoon I was sleeping in my garden , as I always did . Your uncle came quietly to me with a small bottle of poison . He poured it into my ears , and it ran very quickly through my blood . And so , in my sleep , my brother took my life , my crown and my queen all at once . I had no time to pray for my sins . Oh , horrible , horrible ! ”
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