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T AMORA
Andronicus himself did take it up.
T IT US
I did, my lord, yet let me be their bail;
For by my fathers’ reverend tomb I vow
They shall be ready at your highness’ will
To answer their suspicion with their lives.
SAT URNINUS
Thou shalt not bail them, see thou follow me.
Some bring the murthered body, some the murtherers; [300]
Let them not speak a word; the guilt is plain;
For, by my soul, were there worse end than death,
That end upon them should be executed.
T AMORA
Andronicus, I will entreat the king,
Fear not thy sons, they shall do well enough.
T IT US
Come, Lucius, come, stay not to talk with them.
Exeunt.
Scene IV IT
Enter the Empress’ sons with Lavinia, her hands cut off, and her tongue
cut out, and ravished.
DEMET RIUS
So, now go tell, and if thy tongue can speak,
Who ‘twas that cut thy tongue and ravished thee.
CHIRON
Write down thy mind, bewray thy meaning so,
And if thy stumps will let thee play the scribe.
DEMET RIUS
See how with signs and tokens she can scrowl.
