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ROMIERO: A TRAGEDY.


CAPTAIN.

Good mother, so have I.

But what of that? The foul, the fair will blow,
And we must weather it even as we may.
Speak not in such a lamentable tone;
I will be kind to him.

NURSE.

I hope thou wilt.

Heaven will reward thee, and Saint Jago too.

CAPTAIN.

Tut, woman! wherefore make so much ado

About some kindness to a fellow sinner?
I shall expect him ere the morning break;
And give him notice, for the time is near.[Exit.

NURSE (alone).

I will not yet break on their sad farewell,

But in the outer porch remain on watch.
Ah, woe the day! that they must thus, by stealth,
Take their last leave. I fear 't will be their last.
[Exit.


SCENE III.

An old Gothic Chapel: Sebastian and Zorada are discovered in earnest conversation.

SEBASTIAN.

And wilt thou bear these lessons in thy mind?


ZORADA.

I shall forget to say my daily prayers