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Disgrace has many tongues。 My fears are windows��
Through which all eyes seem gazing。 Every face
Expresses some suspicion of my shame��
And in derision seems to smile at me��
Hyp。 Did I not caution thee�拭 �Did I not tell thee
I was but half persuaded of her virtue��
Vict。 And yet�察�Hypolito�察�we may be wrong��
We may be over´hasty in condemning��
The Count of Lara is a cursed villain。
Hyp。 And therefore is she cursed�察�loving him。
Vid。 She does not love him� �'T is for gold� �for gold��
Hyp。 Ay�察�but remember�察�in the public streets
He shows a golden ring the Gypsy gave him��
A serpent with a ruby in its mouth。
Vict。 She had that ring from me� �God� �she is false��
But I will be revenged� �The hour is passed。
Where stays the coward��
Hyp。 Nay�察�he is no coward��
A villain�察�if thou wilt�察�but not a coward。
I've seen him play with swords�察�it is his pastime。
And therefore be not over´confident��
He'll task thy skill anon。 Look�察�here he comes。
��Enter LARA followed by FRNANCISCO��
Lara。 Good evening�察�gentlemen。
Hyp。 Good evening�察�Count。
Lara。 I trust I have not kept you long in waiting。
Vict。 Not long�察�and yet too long。 Are you prepared��
Lara。 I am。
Hyp。 It grieves me much to see this quarrel
Between you�察�gentlemen。 Is there no way
Left open to accord this difference��
But you must make one with your swords��
Vict。 No� �none��
I do entreat thee�察�dear Hypolito��
Stand not between me an my foe。 Too long
Our tongues have spoken。 Let these tongues of steel
End our debate。 Upon your guard�察�Sir Count。
��They fight。 VICTORIAN disarms the COUNT。��
Your life is mine�察�and what shall now withhold me
From sending your vile soul to its account��
Lara。 Strike� �strike��
Vict。 You are disarmed。 I will not kill you。
I will not murder you。 Take up your sword。
��FRANCISCO hands the COUNT his sword�察�and HYPOLITO interposes。��
Hyp。 Enough� �Let it end here� �The Count of Lara
Has shown himself a brave man�察�and Victorian
A generous one�察�as ever。 Now be friends。
Put up your swords�察�for�察�to speak frankly to you��
Your cause of quarrel is too slight a thing
To move you to extremes。
Lara。 I am content��
I sought no quarrel。 A few hasty words��
Spoken in the heat of blood�察�have led to this。
Vict。 Nay�察�something more than that。
Lara。 I understand you。
Therein I did not mean to cross your path。
To me the door stood open�察�as to others。
But�察�had I known the girl belonged to you��
Never would I have sought to win her from you。
The truth stands now revealed�察�she has been false
To both of us。
Vict。 Ay�察�false as hell itself��
Lara。 In truth�察�I did not seek her�察�she sought me��
And told me how to win her�察�telling me
The hours when she was oftenest left alone。
Vict。 Say�察�can you prove this to me�拭 �O�察�pluck out
These awful doubts�察�that goad me into madness��
Let me know all� �all� �all��
Lara。 You shall know all。
Here is my page�察�who was the messenger
Between us。 Question him。 Was it not so��
Francisco��
Fran。 Ay�察�my lord。
Lara。 If further proof
Is needful�察�I have here a ring she gave me。
Vict。 Pray let me see that ring� �It is the same��
��Throws it upon the ground�察�and tramples upon it。��
Thus may she perish who once wore that ring��
Thus do I spurn her from me�察�do thus trample
Her memory in the dust� �O Count of Lara��
We both have been abused�察�been much abused��
I thank you for your courtesy and frankness。
Though�察�like the surgeon's hand�察�yours gave me pain��
Yet it has cured my blindness�察�and I thank you。
I now can see the folly I have done��
Though 't is�察�alas� �too late。 So fare you well��
To´night I leave this hateful town forever。
Regard me as your friend。 Once more farewell��
Hyp。 Farewell�察�Sir Count。
��Exeunt VICTORIAN and HYPOLITO。
Lara。 Farewell� �farewell� �farewell��
Thus have I cleared the field of my worst foe��
I have none else to fear�察�the fight is done��
The citadel is stormed�察�the victory won��
��Exit with FRANCISCO。
SCENE VII。 A lane in the suburbs。 Night。 Enter CRUZADO and
BARTOLOME。
Cruz。 And so�察�Bartolome�察�the expedition failed。 But where
wast thou for the most part��
Bart。 In the Guadarrama mountains�察�near San Ildefonso。
Cruz。 And thou bringest nothing back with thee�拭 �Didst thou
rob no one��
Bart。 There was no one to rob�察�save a party of students from
Segovia�察�who looked as if they would rob us�察�and a jolly little
friar�察�who had nothing in his pockets but a missal and a loaf of
bread。
Cruz。 Pray�察�then�察�what brings thee back to Madrid��
Bart。 First tell me what keeps thee here��
Cruz。 Preciosa。
Bart。 And she brings me back。 Hast thou forgotten thy
promise��
Cruz。 The two years are not passed yet。 Wait patiently。 The
girl shall be thine。
Bart。 I hear she has a Busne lover。
Cruz。 That is nothing。
Bart。 I do not like it。 I hate him��the son of a Busne
harlot。 He goes in and out�察�and speaks with her alone�察�and I
must stand aside�察�and wait his pleasure。
Cruz。 Be patient�察�I say。 Thou shalt have thy revenge。 When
the time comes�察�thou shalt waylay him。
Bart。 Meanwhile�察�show me her house。
Cruz。 Come this way。 But thou wilt not find her。 She dances
at the play to´night。
Bart。 No matter。 Show me the house。
��Exeunt。
SCENE VIII。 The Theatre。 The orchestra plays the cachucha。
Sound of castanets behind the scenes。 The curtain rises�察�and
discovers PRECIOSA in the attitude of commencing the dance。 The
cachucha。 Tumult�察�hisses�察�cries of ;Brava� ─�and ;Afuera� ─ �She
falters and pauses。 The music stops。 General confusion。
PRECIOSA faints。
SCENE IX。 The COUNT OF LARA'S chambers。 LARA and his friends
at supper。
Lara。 So�察�Caballeros�察�once more many thanks��
You have stood by me bravely in this matter。
Pray fill your glasses。
Don J。 Did you mark�察�Don Luis��
How pale she looked�察�when first the noise began��
And then stood still�察�with her large eyes dilated��
Her nostrils spread� �her lips apart� �Her bosom
Tumultuous as the sea��
Don L。 I pitied her。
Lara。 Her pride is humbled�察�and this very night
I mean to visit her。
Don J。 Will you serenade her��
Lara。 No music� �no more music��
Don L。 Why not music��
It softens many hearts。
Lara。 Not in the humor
She now is in。 Music would madden her。
Don J。 Try golden cymbals。
Don L。 Yes�察�try Don Dinero��
A mighty wooer is your Don Dinero。
Lara。 To tell the truth�察�then�察�I have bribed her maid。
But�察�Caballeros�察�you dislike this wine。
A bumper and away�察�for the night wears。
A health to Preciosa。
��They rise and drink。��
All。 Preciosa。
Lara。 ��holding up his glass��。
Thou bright and flaming minister of Love��
Thou wonderful magician� �who hast stolen
My secret from me�察�and mid sighs of passion
Caught from my lips�察�with red and fiery tongue��
Her precious name� �O nevermore henceforth
Shall mortal lips press thine�察�and nevermore
A mortal name be whispered in thine ear。
Go� �keep my secret��
��Drinks and dashes the goblet down。��
Don J。 Ite� �missa est��
��Scene closes。��
SCENE X。 Street and garden wall。 Night。 Enter CRUZADO and
BARTOLOME。
Cruz。 This is the garden wall�察�and above it�察�yonder�察�is her
house。 The window in which thou seest the light is her window。
But we will not go in now。
Bart。 Why not��
Cruz。 Because she is not at home。
Bart。 No matter�察�we can wait。 But how is this�拭 �The gate is
bolted。 ��Sound of guitars and voices in a neighboring street。��
Hark� �There comes her lover with his infernal serenade� �Hark��
SONG。
Good night� �Good night�察�beloved��
I come to watch o'er thee��
To be near thee��to be near thee��
Alone is peace for me。
Thine eyes are stars of morning��
Thy lips are crimson flowers��
Good night� �Good night beloved��
While I count the weary hours。
Cruz。 They are not coming this way。
Bart。 Wait�察�they begin again。
SONG ��coming nearer��。
Ah� �thou moon that shinest
Argent´clear above��
All night long enlighten
My sweet lady´love��
Moon that shinest��
All night long enlighten��
Bart。 Woe be to him�察�if he comes this way��
Cruz。 Be quiet�察�they are passing down the street。
SONG ��dying away��。
The nuns in the cloister
Sang to each other��
For so many sisters
Is there not one brother��
Ay�察�for the partridge�察�mother��
The cat has run away with the partridge��
Puss� �puss� �puss��
Bart。 Follow that� �follow that��
Come with me。 Puss� �puss��
��Exeunt。 On the opposite side enter the COUNT OF LARA and
gentlemen�察�with FRANCISCO。��
Lara。 The gate is fast。 Over the wall�察�Francisco��
And draw the bolt。 There�察�so�察�and so�察�and over。
Now�察�gentlemen�察�come in�察�and help me scale
Yon balcony。 How now�拭 �Her light still burns。
Move warily。 Make fast the gate�察�Francisco。
��Exeunt。 Re´enter CRUZADO and BARTOLOME。��
Bart。 They went in at the gate。 Hark� �I hear them in the
garden。 ��Tries the gate。�� Bolted again� �Vive Cristo� �Follow me
over the wall。
��They climb the wall。��
SCENE XI。 PRECIOSA'S bedchamber。 Midnight。 She is sleeping in
an armchair�察�in an undress。 DOLORES watching her。
Dol。 She sleeps at last��
��Opens the window�察�and listens。��
All silent in the street��
And in the garden。 Hark��
Prec。 ��in her sleep��。 I must go hence��
Give me my cloak��
Dol。 He come