LORD POLONIUS This business is well ended. My liege, and madam, to expostulate What majesty should be$,$ what duty is$,$ Why day is day, night night, and time is time. Were nothing but to waste night, day and time. $5$ Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit. And tediousness the limbs and outward fourishes, I will be brief, your noble son is mad: Mad call I in; for, to define true madness, What is't but to be nothing else but mad? But let that go$.10$ QUEEN GERTRUDE More matter, with less art. LORD POLONIUS Madam, I swear I use no art at all. That he is mad, "tis true: 'tis true 'Vis pity. And pity tis 'tis true: a foolish figure; $15$ But farewell it$,$ for I will use no art. Mad let us grant him, thenc and now remains That we find out the cause of this effect, Or rather say, the cause of this delect. For this effect defective comes by cause: $20$ Thus i remains, and the remainder thus. Perpend. I have a daughtef$--$have whle she is mino$-$ Who, in her duty and obedience, mark, Hath ghen me this: now gather,