489. ~Defence is a good cause~, etc., _i.e._ 'in defending ourselves we
are engaged in a good cause, and may Heaven be on our side.'
490. ~That hallo~. We are to understand that the Attendant Spirit has
halloed just before entering; this is shown by the stage-direction given
in the edition of _Comus_ printed by Lawes in 1637: _He hallos; the
Guardian Dæmon hallos again, and enters in the habit of a shepherd._