ight, and tear him limb
from limb but if Gennaro withholdeth Armilla, or telleth what he hath
heard, he will turn to stone!

"'"Woe! Woe to Gennaro! Well had he never been born!"

"'Norand appears, and confirms what the doves have said. It is the
punishment--the penalty, for having carried Armilla away.

"'As soon as Millo sets eyes on Armilla, his madness departs. The horse
and the hawk are brought, and the king is charmed with his brother's
affection in bringing him presents so much to his mind. Gennaro brings
the hawk, but ere his brother can take it, he cuts off its head. Thus
Millo's eyes are saved; and just as Millo is setting foot in the
stirrup to mount the horse, Gennaro draws his sword and hews off its
fore-legs with one stroke. Millo thinks it is love-madness which causes
Gennaro's conduct, and Armilla confirms this opinion, as Gennaro's
sighs and tears, and his confusion and inexplicable behaviour have for
some time made her suspect him of being secretly in love with her. She
assures the king of her entire devotion to him; of which Gennaro had
laid the foundation, by his warm and touching accounts of his brother
on the journey. To cast aside all suspicion, she begs that the marriage
may be hurried on as much as possible; and that is accordingly done.
Gennaro, who sees his brother's last hours at hand, is in despair at
being so misjudged; and yet, a terrible fate awaits him if a word of
explanation crosses his lips. But he determines to save his brother, at
whatever cost, and makes his way in the night, by a subterranean
passage, to his sleeping chamber. A terrible dragon appears, breathing
flames and fire. Gennaro attacks it; but his blows have no effect; the
monster is nearing the sleeping chamber. In his desperation he delivers
a tremendous two-handed stroke at the creature, and this cleaves
through the door of the chamber. Millo comes out, and, as the monster
has disappeared, he sees in his brother a traitor urged to fratricide
by the madness of unhallowed passion. Gennaro cannot vindicate himself.
The guards are summoned, and he is disarmed and thrown into a dungeon.
He is doomed to die, but begs that he may speak with his brother first.
Millo consents. Gennaro recalls to his memory the tender affection
which has always subsisted between them; but when he asks if his
brother can truly suppose him capable of his murder, Millo calls for
proofs of his innocence; and then, in his agony, Gennaro divulges th