AsideHowpregnantsometimeshisrepliesare!ahappinessthatoftenmadnesshitson，whichreasonandsanitycouldnotsoprosperouslybedeliveredof。I
willleavehim，andsuddenlycontrivethemeansofmeetingbetweenhimandmydaughter。——Myhonourablelord，Iwillmosthumblytakemyleaveofyou。HAMLETYoucannot，sir，takefrommeanythingthatIwillmorewillinglypartwithal：exceptmylife，exceptmylife，exceptmylife。LORDPOLONIUSFareyouwell，mylord。HAMLETThesetediousoldfools!
EnterROSENCRANTZandGUILDENSTERNLORDPOLONIUSYougotoseektheLordHamlet；thereheis。ROSENCRANTZ[ToPOLONIUS]Godsaveyou，sir!
ExitPOLONIUSGUILDENSTERNMyhonouredlord!ROSENCRANTZMymostdearlord!HAMLETMyexcellentgoodfriends!Howdostthou，Guildenstern？Ah，Rosencrantz!Goodlads，howdoyeboth？ROSENCRANTZAstheindifferentchildrenoftheearth。GUILDENSTERNHappy，inthatwearenotover—happy；
Onfortune’scapwearenottheverybutton。HAMLETNorthesolesofhershoe？ROSENCRANTZNeither，mylord。HAMLETThenyouliveaboutherwaist，orinthemiddleofherfavours？GUILDENSTERN’Faith，herprivateswe。HAMLETInthesecretpartsoffortune？O，mosttrue；sheisastrumpet。What’sthenews？ROSENCRANTZNone，mylord，butthattheworld’sgrownhonest。HAMLETThenisdoomsdaynear：butyournewsisnottrue。