" We must lead him to it by degrees," Said Serlo. " At the
rehearsal, he may read the passage ; we shall tell him that an
actor whom we are expecting is to play it ; and so, by and by,
we shall lead him nearer to the point."

Having agreed on this affair, the conversation next turned
upon the Ghost Wilhelm could not bring himself to give the
part of the living King to the Pedant, that so Old Boisterous
might play the Ghost : he was of opinion that they ought to, wait
awhile; because some other actors had announced themselves,
and among these it was probable they would find a fitter man.
