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SCENA SEPTIMA.

Fabritio, Iacinta, Isabella.
Fabritio.
It is Iacinta, and Climene is
Without. doubt with her.

Iacinta.
It approacheth to us,
Oh let us fly, tis death to meete with it.

Isabella.
It stopps at me, o Heaven, what feare have I?

Fabritio.
Climene, stay, and heare me. I'm Fabritio.

Isabella.
It is my brother, strang surprise! I wil
Speak soft and conterfeit my voice to finde
What his designe is,—

aside.
Fabritio.
The injurious Duke,
Frō whom my cares would take thee, seeketh thee
Without doubt at this instant, let us lose
No time to shun his violence, but haste we
To Carlos house: besides, I feare my sister,
For she at home this evening said unto me,
That she would come to vissit thee: if she
Should see me, presentlie my Father, who
Thinks me alreadie farre of from this place,
Will understand the contrarie. This is not
To detract from my Sister, she is good,
And verie innocent, but her fault is
She cannot hould her peace.

Isabella.
Continue, Brother,
I'm much oblig'd unto you, pray, proceed.

Fabritio.
Misfortune! tis my Sister Isabella.

Isabella.
Pursue, good Brother.

Fabritio.
Las! I've said too much,
Excuse the feares and weaknes of a Lover?
If thy heart felt such seisures thou shouldst know
That the God, who is President of love,
Is but a timourous child, and trembles alwaies:

Isabella.
I doe confesse, that I am ignorant
In maximes of this nature, and indead
Too innocent to understand them well:
Concerning your aboad, which I have learn'd
With some regrett, for being knowne to me
T'is not lesse secret: I will make appeare
By silence and discretion, that I am
A better Sister to you then you are a
Brother to me.

Fabritio.
Oh! Sister, what sweet sentiments have you?
How shall I merit them?

Isabella.
I heare some body,
Brother, let us withdraw.

Fabritio.
I'le take your counsell; goe forth of this dwelling
To Carlos house, I'le follow you immediatelie.