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Card。 I trust forever。
It was a cruel sport。
Arch。 A barbarous pastime��
Disgraceful to the land that calls itself
Most Catholic and Christian。
Card。 Yet the people
Murmur at this�察�and�察�if the public dances
Should be condemned upon too slight occasion��
Worse ills might follow than the ills we cure。
As Panem et Circenses was the cry
Among the Roman populace of old��
So Pan y Toros is the cry in Spain。
Hence I would act advisedly herein��
And therefore have induced your Grace to see
These national dances�察�ere we interdict them。
��Enter a Servant��
Serv。 The dancing´girl�察�and with her the musicians
Your Grace was pleased to order�察�wait without。
Arch。 Bid them come in。 Now shall your eyes behold
In what angelic�察�yet voluptuous shape
The Devil came to tempt Saint Anthony。
��Enter PRECIOSA�察�with a mantle thrown over her head。 She
advances slowly�察�in modest�察�half´timid attitude。��
Card。 ��aside��。 O�察�what a fair and ministering angel
Was lost to heaven when this sweet woman fell��
Prec。 ��kneeling before the ARCHBISHOP��。
I have obeyed the order of your Grace。
If I intrude upon your better hours��
I proffer this excuse�察�and here beseech
Your holy benediction。
Arch。 May God bless thee��
And lead thee to a better life。 Arise。
Card。 ��aside��。 Her acts are modest�察�and her words discreet��
I did not look for this� �Come hither�察�child。
Is thy name Preciosa��
Prec。 Thus I am called。
Card。 That is a Gypsy name。 Who is thy father��
Prec。 Beltran Cruzado�察�Count of the Cales。
Arch。 I have a dim remembrance of that man��
He was a bold and reckless character��
A sun´burnt Ishmael��
Card。 Dost thou remember
Thy earlier days��
Prec。 Yes�察�by the Darro's side
My childhood passed。 I can remember still
The river�察�and the mountains capped with snow
The village�察�where�察�yet a little child��
I told the traveller's fortune in the street��
The smuggler's horse�察�the brigand and the shepherd��
The march across the moor�察�the halt at noon��
The red fire of the evening camp�察�that lighted
The forest where we slept�察�and�察�further back��
As in a dream or in some former life��
Gardens and palace walls。
Arch。 'T is the Alhambra��
Under whose towers the Gypsy camp was pitched。
But the time wears�察�and we would see thee dance。
Prec。 Your Grace shall be obeyed。
��She lays aside her mantilla。 The music of the cachucha is
played�察�and the dance begins。 The ARCHBISHOP and the CARDINAL
look on with gravity and an occasional frown�察�then make signs to
each other�察�and�察�as the dance continues�察�become more and more
pleased and excited�察�and at length rise from their seats�察�throw
their caps in the air�察�and applaud vehemently as the scene
closes。��
SCENE III。 The Prado。 A long avenue of trees leading to the
gate of Atocha。 On the right the dome and spires of a convent。
A fountain。 Evening�察�DON CARLOS and HYPOLITO meeting。
Don C。 Hola� �good evening�察�Don Hypolito。
Hyp。 And a good evening to my friend�察�Don Carlos。
Some lucky star has led my steps this way。
I was in search of you。
Don。 C。 Command me always。
Hyp。 Do you remember�察�in Quevedo's Dreams��
The miser�察�who�察�upon the Day of Judgment��
Asks if his money´bags would rise��
Don C。 I do��
But what of that��
Hyp。 I am that wretched man。
Don C。 You mean to tell me yours have risen empty��
Hyp。 And amen� �said my Cid the Campeador。
Don C。 Pray�察�how much need you��
Hyp。 Some half´dozen ounces��
Which�察�with due interest
Don C。 ��giving his purse��。 What�察�am I a Jew
To put my moneys out at usury��
Here is my purse。
Hyp。 Thank you。 A pretty purse。
Made by the hand of some fair Madrilena��
Perhaps a keepsake。
Don C。 No�察�'t is at your service。
Hyp。 Thank you again。 Lie there�察�good Chrysostom��
And with thy golden mouth remind me often��
I am the debtor of my friend。
Don C。 But tell me��
Come you to´day from Alcala��
Hyp。 This moment。
Don C。 And pray�察�how fares the brave Victorian��
Hyp。 Indifferent well�察�that is to say�察�not well。
A damsel has ensnared him with the glances
Of her dark�察�roving eyes�察�as herdsmen catch
A steer of Andalusia with a lazo。
He is in love。
Don C。 And is it faring ill
To be in love��
Hyp。 In his case very ill。
Don C。 Why so��
Hyp。 For many reasons。 First and foremost��
Because he is in love with an ideal��
A creature of his own imagination��
A child of air�察�an echo of his heart��
And�察�like a lily on a river floating��
She floats upon the river of his thoughts��
Don C。 A common thing with poets。 But who is
This floating lily�拭 �For�察�in fine�察�some woman��
Some living woman��not a mere ideal��
Must wear the outward semblance of his thought。
Who is it�拭 �Tell me。
Hyp。 Well�察�it is a woman��
But�察�look you�察�from the coffer of his heart
He brings forth precious jewels to adorn her��
As pious priests adorn some favorite saint
With gems and gold�察�until at length she gleams
One blaze of glory。 Without these�察�you know��
And the priest's benediction�察�'t is a doll。
Don C。 Well�察�well� �who is this doll��
Hyp。 Why�察�who do you think��
Don C。 His cousin Violante。
Hyp。 Guess again。
To ease his laboring heart�察�in the last storm
He threw her overboard�察�with all her ingots。
Don C。 I cannot guess�察�so tell me who it is。
Hyp。 Not I。
Don。 C。 Why not��
Hyp。 ��mysteriously��。 Why�拭 �Because Mari Franca
Was married four leagues out of Salamanca��
Don C。 Jesting aside�察�who is it��
Hyp。 Preciosa。
Don C。 Impossible� �The Count of Lara tells me
She is not virtuous。
Hyp。 Did I say she was��
The Roman Emperor Claudius had a wife
Whose name was Messalina�察�as I think��
Valeria Messalina was her name。
But hist� �I see him yonder through the trees��
Walking as in a dream。
Don C。 He comes this way。
Hyp。 It has been truly said by some wise man��
That money�察�grief�察�and love cannot be hidden。
��Enter VICTORIAN in front。��
Vict。 Where'er thy step has passed is holy ground��
These groves are sacred� �I behold thee walking
Under these shadowy trees�察�where we have walked
At evening�察�and I feel thy presence now��
Feel that the place has taken a charm from thee��
And is forever hallowed。
Hyp。 Mark him well��
See how he strides away with lordly air��
Like that odd guest of stone�察�that grim Commander
Who comes to sup with Juan in the play。
Don C。 What ho� �Victorian��
Hyp。 Wilt thou sup with us��
Vict。 Hola� �amigos� �Faith�察�I did not see you。
How fares Don Carlos��
Don C。 At your service ever。
Vict。 How is that young and green´eyed Gaditana
That you both wot of��
Don C。 Ay�察�soft�察�emerald eyes��
She has gone back to Cadiz。
Hyp。 Ay de mi��
Vict。 You are much to blame for letting her go back。
A pretty girl�察�and in her tender eyes
Just that soft shade of green we sometimes see
In evening skies。
Hyp。 But�察�speaking of green eyes��
Are thine green��
Vict。 Not a whit。 Why so��
Hyp。 I think
The slightest shade of green would be becoming��
For thou art jealous。
Vid。 No�察�I am not jealous。
Hyp。 Thou shouldst be。
Vict。 Why��
Hyp。 Because thou art in love。
And they who are in love are always jealous。
Therefore thou shouldst be。
Vict。 Marry�察�is that all��
Farewell�察�I am in haste。 Farewell�察�Don Carlos。
Thou sayest I should be jealous��
Hyp。 Ay�察�in truth
I fear there is reason。 Be upon thy guard。
I hear it whispered that the Count of Lara
Lays siege to the same citadel。
Vict。 Indeed��
Then he will have his labor for his pains。
Hyp。 He does not think so�察�and Don Carlos tells me
He boasts of his success。
Vict。 How's this�察�Don Carlos��
Don。 C。 Some hints of it I heard from his own lips。
He spoke but lightly of the lady's virtue��
As a gay man might speak。
Vict。 Death and damnation��
I'll cut his lying tongue out of his mouth��
And throw it to my dog� �But no�察�no�察�no��
This cannot be。 You jest�察�indeed you jest。
Trifle with me no more。 For otherwise
We are no longer friends。 And so�察�fare well��
��Exit。
Hyp。 Now what a coil is here� �The Avenging Child
Hunting the traitor Quadros to his death��
And the Moor Calaynos�察�when he rode
To Paris for the ears of Oliver��
Were nothing to him� �O hot´headed youth��
But come�察�we will not follow。 Let us join
The crowd that pours into the Prado。 There
We shall find merrier company�察�I see
The Marialonzos and the Almavivas��
And fifty fans�察�that beckon me already。
��Exeunt。
SCENE IV。 PRECIOSA'S chamber。 She is sitting�察�with a book in
her hand�察�near a table�察�on which are flowers。 A bird singing in
its cage。 The COUNT OF LARA enters behind unperceived。
Prec。 ��reads��。
All are sleeping�察�weary heart��
Thou�察�thou only sleepless art��
Heigho� �I wish Victorian were here。
I know not what it is makes me so restless��
��The bird sings。��
Thou little prisoner with thy motley coat��
That from thy vaulted�察�wiry dungeon singest��
Like thee I am a captive�察�and�察�like thee��
I have a gentle jailer。 Lack´a´day��
All are sleeping�察�weary heart��
Thou�察�thou only sleepless art��
All this throbbing�察�all this aching��
Evermore shall keep thee waking��
For a heart in sorrow breaking
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