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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