is a salt rheum, that scalds my eyes.
_Leo._ If he were vanquished, I am still unconquered.
I'll leave you in the height of all my love,
Even when my heart is beating out its way,
And struggles to you most.
Farewell, a last farewell, my dear, dear lord!
Remember me!--speak, Raymond, will you let him?
Shall he remember Leonora's love,
And shed a parting tear to her misfortunes?
_Raym._ [_Almost crying._] Yes, yes, he shall; pray go.
_Tor._ Now, by my soul, she shall not go: why, Raymond,
Her every tear is worth a father's life.
Come to my arms, come, my fair penitent!
Let us not think what future ills may fall.
But drink deep draughts of love, and lose them all.
[_Exeunt_ TOR. _with the Queen._
_Raym._ No matter yet, he has my hook within him.
Now let him frisk and flounce, and run and roll,
And think to break his hold; he toils in vain.
This love, the bait he gorged so greedily,
Will make him sick, and then I have him sure.
_Enter_ ALPHONSO _and_ PEDRO.
_Alph._ Brother, there's news from Bertran; he desires
Admittance to the king, and cries aloud,--
This day shall end our fears of civil war!--
For his safe conduct he entreats your presence,
And begs you would be speedy.
_Raym._ Though I loath
The traitor's sight, I'll go. Attend us here. [_Exit._
_Enter_ GOMEZ, ELVIRA, DOMINICK, _with Officers, to make the Stage
as full as possible._
_Ped._ Why, how now, Gomez? what mak'st thou here, with a whole
brotherhood of city-bailiffs? Why, thou look'st like Adam in Paradise,
with his guard of beasts about him.
_Gom._ Ay, and a man had need of them, Don Pedro; for here are the two
old seducers, a wife and priest,--that's Eve and the serpent,--at my
elbow.
_Dom._ Take notice how uncharitably he talks of churchmen.
_Gom._ Indeed, you are a charitable belswagger! My wife cried out,--
"Fire, fire!" and you brought out your church-buckets, and called for
engines to play against it.
_Alph._ I am sorry you are come hither to accuse your wife; her
education has been virtuous, her nature mild and easy.
_Gom._ Yes! she's easy, with a vengeance; there's a certain colonel
has found her so.
_Alph._ She came a spotless virgin to your bed.
_Gom._ And she's a spotless virgin still for me--she's never the worse
for my wearing, I'll take my oath on't. I have lived with her with all
the innocence of a man of threescore, like a peaceable bed-fellow
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