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The spirits of the Peak have done this work;
Not hands of flesh and blood.—Nay, look more closely.
And thou too, Samarkoon. How cam'st thou here?
I pray you both admire the beauteous gift—
Rasinga's gift—which I have just received.

SAMARKOON (eagerly).

Received from his own hand, so lately too?

ARTINA.

Ev'n now. But did I say, from his own hand?

He sent it to me, the capricious man!
Ay, and another present, some days since,
Was also sent.—Ay, so it was, indeed.

SAMARKOON.

Was he not wont to bring such gifts himself?

ARTINA.

With what a face of gravity thou ask'st

This most important question!—Never mind:
I can devise a means to be revenged
For all this seeming lack of courtesy.

MONTEBESA.

Devise a means to be revenged! and how?

ARTINA.

I'll dress old nurse, as my ambassadress,

With robe and veil and pall majestical,
And she shall thank him in a tiresome speech,