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ROMEO AND JULIET. 131 

Balthasar. It doth so, holy sir ; and there's my master. 
One that you love. 

Friar Laurence. Who is it ? 

Balthasar. Romeo. 

Friar Laurence. How long hath he been there ? 

Balthasar. Full half an hour. 

Friar Laurence. Go with me to the vault. 

Balthasar. I dare not, sir : 

My master knows not but I am gone hence ; 
And fearfully did menace me with death. 
If I did stay to look on his intents. 

Friar Laurence. Stay, then ; I'll go alone. — Fear comes 
upon me ; 

0, much I fear some ill unlucky thing ! 

Balthasar. As I did sleep under this yew-tree here, 
I dreamt my master and another fought. 
And that my master slew him. 

Friar Laurence. Romeo ! \_Advances. 

Alack, alack, what blood is this, which stains 
The stony entrance of this sepulchre ? — 
What mean these masterless and gory swords 
To lie discolor'd by this place of peace ? 

\Finters the tomb. 
Romeo ! 0, pale ! — Who else ? what, Paris too ? 
And steep'd in blood ? — Ah, what an unkind hour 
Is guilty of this' lamentable chance ! — 
The lady stirs. [Juliet wakes.