SCENE IX.
CLAUDIUS, VALERIA, FAUSTUS.
FAUSTUS.
I come.
VALERIA.
He would begone.
FAUSTUS.
Oh! Heavens, what madness!
Where wouldst thou go, unfortunate? Thou know'st
What fate awaits thee; leave these walls and death
That moment meets thee—tarry here awhile
As thou hast promised.
CLAUDIUS.
I abjure my promise:
It will expose thy life.
FAUSTUS.
Who told thee that?...
CLAUDIUS.
All, I know all.
FAUSTUS,
(withholding him.)
Thou shalt not go.
CLAUDIUS.
I ought—
I wish it.
FAUSTUS.
Go, then, I attend thy steps.
Thou tell'st me of the law—I will accept
Its justice—come, denounce my crime, betray
Me thine accomplice.
CLAUDIUS.
Cruel friend, that word
Enchains me to the spot.
VALERIA.
To-night, the temple—
FAUSTUS.
Sylla returns...
CLAUDIUS.
Farewell.
[To Valeria.
