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the outlaw.
But if within a convent's sacred walls
He deems I seek a refuge from my woes,
'Twill be a sanctuary which not e'en
A parent's love would tear me from.
Take thou this casket, which contains
Deeds of importance; give it to my page,
And let him bear it to the Duke, my father.
[Exit Amelia—Lady Isabella leans on her couch, her face covered by her hands—Amelia returns.
And now, Amelia, can'st thou here remain.
Lonely and sad, to watch thy fading mistress?
Ame. Dear lady, speak not thus:
Rememberest thou the tale thy mother told.
When here, upon this now deserted spot,
A happy family dwelt;
And near a fisherman had reared his hut,
And earned a humble living by the sea;
Which one dread night threw him a mangled corse
Upon the rocky shore. Two lived to mourn him:
One, a wretched wife; the other, a young child
That knew not death, but played
He deems I seek a refuge from my woes,
'Twill be a sanctuary which not e'en
A parent's love would tear me from.
Take thou this casket, which contains
Deeds of importance; give it to my page,
And let him bear it to the Duke, my father.
[Exit Amelia—Lady Isabella leans on her couch, her face covered by her hands—Amelia returns.
And now, Amelia, can'st thou here remain.
Lonely and sad, to watch thy fading mistress?
Ame. Dear lady, speak not thus:
Rememberest thou the tale thy mother told.
When here, upon this now deserted spot,
A happy family dwelt;
And near a fisherman had reared his hut,
And earned a humble living by the sea;
Which one dread night threw him a mangled corse
Upon the rocky shore. Two lived to mourn him:
One, a wretched wife; the other, a young child
That knew not death, but played
