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Of Preciosa when we meet again。

Get thee to bed�察�and the magician�察�Sleep��

Shall show her to thee�察�in his magic glass��

In all her loveliness。  Good night��

                                  ��Exit。



  Vict。         Good night��

But not to bed�察�for I must read awhile。



��Throws himself into the arm´chair which HYPOLITO has left�察�and

lays a large book open upon his knees。��



Must read�察�or sit in revery and watch

The changing color of the waves that break

Upon the idle sea´shore of the mind��

Visions of Fame� �that once did visit me��

Making night glorious with your smile�察�where are ye��

O�察�who shall give me�察�now that ye are gone��

Juices of those immortal plants that bloom

Upon Olympus�察�making us immortal��

Or teach me where that wondrous mandrake grows

Whose magic root�察�torn from the earth with groans��

At midnight hour�察�can scare the fiends away��

And make the mind prolific in its fancies��

I have the wish�察�but want the will�察�to act��

Souls of great men departed�  �Ye whose words

Have come to light from the swift river of Time��

Like Roman swords found in the Tagus' bed��

Where is the strength to wield the arms ye bore��

From the barred visor of Antiquity

Reflected shines the eternal light of Truth��

As from a mirror�  �All the means of action

The shapeless masses�察�the materials

Lie everywhere about us。  What we need

Is the celestial fire to change the flint

Into transparent crystal�察�bright and clear。

That fire is genius�  �The rude peasant sits

At evening in his smoky cot�察�and draws

With charcoal uncouth figures on the wall。

The son of genius comes�察�foot´sore with travel��

And begs a shelter from the inclement night。

He takes the charcoal from the peasant's hand��

And�察�by the magic of his touch at once

Transfigured�察�all its hidden virtues shine��

And�察�in the eyes of the astonished clown��

It gleams a diamond�  �Even thus transformed��

Rude popular traditions and old tales

Shine as immortal poems�察�at the touch

Of some poor�察�houseless�察�homeless�察�wandering bard��

Who had but a night's lodging for his pains。

But there are brighter dreams than those of Fame��

Which are the dreams of Love�  �Out of the heart

Rises the bright ideal of these dreams��

As from some woodland fount a spirit rises

And sinks again into its silent deeps��

Ere the enamored knight can touch her robe��

'T is this ideal that the soul of man��

Like the enamored knight beside the fountain��

Waits for upon the margin of Life's stream��

Waits to behold her rise from the dark waters��

Clad in a mortal shape�  �Alas� �how many

Must wait in vain�  �The stream flows evermore��

But from its silent deeps no spirit rises��

Yet I�察�born under a propitious star��

Have found the bright ideal of my dreams。

Yes� �she is ever with me。  I can feel��

Here�察�as I sit at midnight and alone��

Her gentle breathing� �on my breast can feel

The pressure of her head�  �God's benison

Rest ever on it�  �Close those beauteous eyes��

Sweet Sleep� �and all the flowers that bloom at night

With balmy lips breathe in her ears my name��



��Gradually sinks asleep。��







ACT II。



SCENE I。  PRECIOSA'S chamber。  Morning。  PRECIOSA and ANGELICA。



  Prec。  Why will you go so soon�拭 �Stay yet awhile。

The poor too often turn away unheard

From hearts that shut against them with a sound

That will be heard in heaven。  Pray�察�tell me more

Of your adversities。  Keep nothing from me。

What is your landlord's name��



  Ang。        The Count of Lara。



  Prec。  The Count of Lara�拭 �O�察�beware that man��

Mistrust his pity��hold no parley with him��

And rather die an outcast in the streets

Than touch his gold。



  Ang。      You know him�察�then��



  Prec。              As much

As any woman may�察�and yet be pure。

As you would keep your name without a blemish��

Beware of him��



  Ang。      Alas� �what can I do��

I cannot choose my friends。  Each word of kindness��

Come whence it may�察�is welcome to the poor。



  Prec。  Make me your friend。  A girl so young and fair

Should have no friends but those of her own sex。

What is your name��



  Ang。        Angelica。



  Prec。            That name

Was given you�察�that you might be an angel

To her who bore you�  �When your infant smile

Made her home Paradise�察�you were her angel。

O�察�be an angel still�  �She needs that smile。

So long as you are innocent�察�fear nothing。

No one can harm you�  �I am a poor girl��

Whom chance has taken from the public streets。

I have no other shield than mine own virtue。

That is the charm which has protected me��

Amid a thousand perils�察�I have worn it

Here on my heart�  �It is my guardian angel。



  Ang。 ��rising��。  I thank you for this counsel�察�dearest lady。



  Prec。  Thank me by following it。



  Ang。           Indeed I will。



  Prec。  Pray�察�do not go。  I have much more to say。



  Ang。  My mother is alone。  I dare not leave her。



  Prec。  Some other time�察�then�察�when we meet again。

You must not go away with words alone。



��Gives her a purse。��



Take this。  Would it were more。



  Ang。        I thank you�察�lady。



  Prec。  No thanks。  To´morrow come to me again。

I dance to´night��perhaps for the last time。

But what I gain�察�I promise shall be yours��

If that can save you from the Count of Lara。



  Ang。  O�察�my dear lady� �how shall I be grateful

For so much kindness��



  Prec。      I  deserve no thanks��

Thank Heaven�察�not me。



  Ang。        Both Heaven and you。



  Prec。             Farewell。

Remember that you come again tomorrow。



  Ang。  I will。  And may the Blessed Virgin guard you��

And all good angels。    ��Exit。



  Prec。    May they guard thee too��

And all the poor�察�for they have need of angels。

Now  bring me�察�dear Dolores�察�my basquina��

My richest maja dress��my dancing dress��

And my most precious jewels�  �Make me look

Fairer than night e'er saw me�  �I've a prize

To win this day�察�worthy of Preciosa��



��Enter BELTRAN CRUZADO。��



  Cruz。  Ave Maria��



  Prec。       O God� �my evil genius��

What seekest thou here to´day��



  Cruz。       Thyself��my child。



  Prec。  What is thy will with me��



  Cruz。           Gold� �gold��



  Prec。  I gave thee yesterday�察�I have no more。



  Cruz。  The gold of the Busne��give me his gold��



  Prec。  I gave the last in charity to´day。



  Cruz。  That is a foolish lie。



  Prec。          It is the truth。



  Cruz。  Curses upon thee�  �Thou art not my child��

Hast thou given gold away�察�and not to me��

Not to thy father�拭 �To whom�察�then��



  Prec。               To one

Who needs it more。



  Cruz。  No one can need it more。



  Prec。  Thou art not poor。



  Cruz。  What�察�I�察�who lurk about

In dismal suburbs and unwholesome lanes

I�察�who am housed worse than the galley slave��

I�察�who am fed worse than the kennelled hound��

I�察�who am clothed in rags��Beltran Cruzado��

Not poor��



  Prec。 Thou hast a stout heart and strong hands。

Thou canst supply thy wants�察�what wouldst thou more��



  Cruz。  The gold of the Busne� �give me his gold��



  Prec。  Beltran Cruzado� �hear me once for all。

I speak the truth。  So long as I had gold��

I gave it to thee freely�察�at all times��

Never denied thee�察�never had a wish

But to fulfil thine own。  Now go in peace��

Be merciful�察�be patient�察�and erelong

Thou shalt have more。



  Cruz。    And if I have it not��

Thou shalt no longer dwell here in rich chambers��

Wear silken dresses�察�feed on dainty food��

And live in idleness�察�but go with me��

Dance the Romalis in the public streets��

And wander wild again o'er field and fell��

For here we stay not long。



  Prec。     What� �march again��



  Cruz。  Ay�察�with all speed。 I hate the crowded town��

I cannot breathe shut up within its gates

Air��I want air�察�and sunshine�察�and blue sky��

The feeling of the breeze upon my face��

The feeling of the turf beneath my feet��

And no walls but the far´off mountain´tops。

Then I am free and strong��once more myself��

Beltran Cruzado�察�Count of the Cales��



  Prec。   God speed thee on thy march��I cannot go。



  Cruz。  Remember who I am�察�and who thou art

Be silent and obey� �Yet one thing more。

Bartolome Roman



  Prec。 ��with emotion��。  O�察�I beseech thee

If my obedience and blameless life��

If my humility and meek submission

In all things hitherto�察�can move in thee

One feeling of compassion�察�if thou art

Indeed my father�察�and canst trace in me

One look of her who bore me�察�or one tone

That doth remind thee of her�察�let it plead

In my behalf�察�who am a feeble girl��

Too feeble to resist�察�and do not force me

To wed that man�  �I am afraid of him��

I do not love him� �On my knees I beg thee

To use no violence�察�nor do in haste

What cannot be undone��



  Cruz。    O child�察�child�察�child��

Thou hast betrayed thy secret�察�as a bird

Betrays her nest�察�by striving to conceal it。

I will not leave thee here in the great city

To be a grandee's mistress。  Make thee ready

To go with us�察�and until then remember

A watchful eye is on thee。    ��Exit。



  Prec。          Woe is me��

I have a strange misgiving in my heart��

But that one deed of charity I'll do��

Befall what may�察�they cannot take that from me。







SCENE II   A room in the ARCHBISHOP'S Palace。 The ARCHBISHOP

and a CARDINAL seated。



  Arch。  Knowing how near it touched the public morals��

And that our age is grown corrupt and rotten

By such excesses�察�we have sent to Rome��

Beseeching that his Holiness would aid

In curing the gross surfeit of the time��

By seasonable stop put here in Spain

To bull´fights and lewd dances on the stage。

All this you know。



  Card。      Know and approve。



  Arch。          And further��

That�察�by a mandate from his Holiness��

The first have been suppressed。



  Card。         I trust forever。

It was a cruel sport。



  Arch。     A barbarous pastime��

Disgraceful to the

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