Not pay thee.

　　ROSS

　　And，for an earnest of a greater honour，

　　He bade me，from him，call thee thane of Cawdor：

　　In which addition，hail，most worthy thane!

　　For it is thine.

　　BANQUO

　　What，can the devil speak true?

　　MACBETH

　　The thane of Cawdor lives：why do you dress me

　　In borrow'd robes ?

　　ANGUS

　　Who was the thane lives yet;

　　But under heavy judgment bears that life

　　Which he deserves to lose.Whether he was combined

　　With those of Norway，or did line the rebel

　　With hidden help and vantage，or that with both

　　He labour 'd in his country's wreck，I know not;

　　But treasons capital，confess 'd and proved，

　　Have overthrown him.

　　MACBETH

　　[Aside]Glamis，and thane of Cawdor!

　　The greatest is behind.

　　[To ROSS and ANGUS]

　　Thanks for your pains.

　　[To BANQUO]

　　Do you not hope your children shall be kings，

　　When those that gave the thane of Cawdor to me

　　Promised no less to them?

　　BANQUO

　　That trusted home

　　Might yet enkindle you unto the crown，

　　Besides the thane of Cawdor.But'tis strange：

　　And oftentimes，to win us to our harm，

　　The instruments of darkness tell us truths，

　　Win us with honest trifles，to betray 's

　　In deepest consequence.

　　Cousins，a word，I pray you.

　　MACBETH [Aside]

　　Two truths are told，

　　As happy prologues to the swelling act

　　Of the imperial theme.——I thank you，gentlemen.

　　[Aside] This supernatural soliciting

　　Cannot be ill，cannot be good：if ill，

　　Why hath it given me earnest of success，

　　Commencing in a truth?I am thane of Cawdor：