Replace its predecessor! Crabs do that:

But lop the lion's foot—and ...

Gui. To the Prince!

Gau. [Aside.] And come what will to the lion's foot, I pay you,

My cat's paw, as I long have yearned to pay!

[Aloud.] Footsteps! Himself! 'T is Valence breaks on us,

Exulting that their scheme succeeds. We 'll hence—

And perfect ours! Consult the archives, first—

Then, fortified with knowledge, seek the Hall!

Clug. [To Gaucelme as they retire.] You have not smiled so since your father died!