Timon. I charge thee live, Evandra.
Thou lov'st me not if thou wilt not obey me;
Thou only! Dearest! Kind! Constant thing on earth,
Farewell.
Dies.
Evandra. He's gone! he's gone! would all the world were so.
I must make haste, or I shall not o'ertake
Him in his flight. Timon, I come, stay for me,
Farewell, base world.
Stabs herself. Dies.
Evandra was played not only by Mrs. Betterton, but also by Mrs. Bracegirdle.
[Page 377,] foot. "Macbeth." The new version of "Macbeth" was probably by Sir William Davenant (1606-1668). There is an edition as early as 1673.
Macduff's chariot is greatly insisted upon. His servant remarks in the same scene:—
This is the entrance o' th' Heath; and here
He order'd me to attend him with the chariot,
and a little later, to Macduff's question, "Where are our children?" Lady Macduff replies:—
They are securely sleeping in the chariot.