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Which gapes to catch the secret accusations,
I'll drop as if by some mistake—The Doge
Will surely open it—'Twill work! 'twill work!
What, ho! there! Julio!
Re-enter Angelica, door in flat, l.
Ang. Your pleasure, sir?
Count. Come hither, boy—why, how the coward trembles,
Julio! Count Caliari, and that gad-fly—
The busy buzzing, would be-wit Orsino,
Have been arrested, and suspicion points
Most strongly to them. Stir not thou abroad,
There will be search made, doubtless, for the page,
Who can alone clear up this mystery.
Remember that thy master's life depends
On thy discretion.—Get me pen, and ink,
And paper ready, I must not be idle.
Ang. [Aside.] Orsino and his friend, must they, too, suffer?
And shall my misplaced love for this bad man
Allow their ruin?
Count. What dost mutter, there?
Did I not tell thee I would write?
Ang. Your pardon,
I'll get them ready, sir. [Exit Angelica, l. door flat.
Count. Now, to my task.
Olympia! thou hast pull'd my vengeance on thee,
And thou shalt find it crushes when it falls!
[Exit after Angelica, l. door flat.
I'll drop as if by some mistake—The Doge
Will surely open it—'Twill work! 'twill work!
What, ho! there! Julio!
Re-enter Angelica, door in flat, l.
Ang. Your pleasure, sir?
Count. Come hither, boy—why, how the coward trembles,
Julio! Count Caliari, and that gad-fly—
The busy buzzing, would be-wit Orsino,
Have been arrested, and suspicion points
Most strongly to them. Stir not thou abroad,
There will be search made, doubtless, for the page,
Who can alone clear up this mystery.
Remember that thy master's life depends
On thy discretion.—Get me pen, and ink,
And paper ready, I must not be idle.
Ang. [Aside.] Orsino and his friend, must they, too, suffer?
And shall my misplaced love for this bad man
Allow their ruin?
Count. What dost mutter, there?
Did I not tell thee I would write?
Ang. Your pardon,
I'll get them ready, sir. [Exit Angelica, l. door flat.
Count. Now, to my task.
Olympia! thou hast pull'd my vengeance on thee,
And thou shalt find it crushes when it falls!
[Exit after Angelica, l. door flat.
SCENE III.—The Senate—Flourish—Doge and Senators seated—Orsino and Caliari prisoners. The Marquis de Monteno, Nobles, Guards, &c. Flourish.
Doge. Count Caliari and Orsino: You
Do stand accused of the black crime of murder,
And what doth make the deed more foully show,
Is that the hapless victim gone to death,
Was to all outward seeming a dear friend,
And one esteem'd in the republic's eye,
As a rare jewel in a monarch's crown,
Lending its brilliancy to deck his state;
Moreover his untimely fall hath driven
To cureless frenzy, a most lovely lady,
Near both by blood and marriage to ourself.
We have considered of the evidence
Produced before us, and with caution weigh'd
The slightest circumstance which hath appeared,
For, or against you in this dark affair.
Always inclining where we could to mercy.
What can you in your exculpation urge,
Do stand accused of the black crime of murder,
And what doth make the deed more foully show,
Is that the hapless victim gone to death,
Was to all outward seeming a dear friend,
And one esteem'd in the republic's eye,
As a rare jewel in a monarch's crown,
Lending its brilliancy to deck his state;
Moreover his untimely fall hath driven
To cureless frenzy, a most lovely lady,
Near both by blood and marriage to ourself.
We have considered of the evidence
Produced before us, and with caution weigh'd
The slightest circumstance which hath appeared,
For, or against you in this dark affair.
Always inclining where we could to mercy.
What can you in your exculpation urge,
