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man, four-score and upward, and to deal plainly, I fear [am not in my
perfect mind. I think I should know you, though I do not know these
garments, nor do I know where I lodged last night. Do not laugh at
me, though, as I am a man, | think this lady must be my daughter,
Cordelia.”

“ And so I am—I am,” cried Cordelia. “Come with me.”

“ You must bear with me,” said Lear ; “forget and forgive. Iam old
and foolish.”

And now he knew at last which of his children it was that had loved
him best, and who was worthy of his love ; and from that time they were
not parted.

Goneril and Regan joined their armies to fight Cordelia’s army, and
were successful: and Cordelia and her father were thrown into prison.
Then Goneril’s hus-
band, the Duke of
Albany, who was a
good man, and had
not known how
wicked his wife was,
heard the truth of
the whole story ; and
when Goneril found
that her husband
knew her for the
wicked woman she
was, she killed her-
self, having a little
time before given a
deadly poison to her
sister, Regan, out of
a spirit of jealousy.

But they had ar-
ranged that Cordelia
should be hanged in
prison, and though

the Duke of Albany