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SCENA QUARTA.

Celin, Alphonso, Carlos, Fabritio, Climeno, Isabella, Celin to Carlos.
Colin.
Sir, diverse men
Armed with halberds desire speech with you.

Carlos.
Tis the Duke and his Guards, sure, their designe
Surpriseth me.

Alphonso.
I have lost all my hope.
Carlos, assuredly my sonne's discover'd.

Carlos.
We will be presently cleer'd on that point.
Without light let Fabritio stay heere,
And if he doubts that they are come to seek him
Behind this false wall he may hide himselfe:
He shewes them a wall which is turn'd upon a pivot of Iron.
See, how it turnes; before his death my Father
Fearing the malice of his enemies,
Caused it to be made in secret for him,
And I know that there is no wit so subtle,
That can finde our Fabritio in this place.

Alphonso.
To save thy life, doe this, Sonne, I conjure thee:

Climene.
And I Climene pray thee.


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Fabritio.
I obey
As sonne, and I obey no lesse as Lover.

Carlos.
Let's cease discourse, and goe forth presently.

Exeunt all but Fabritio.
Fabritio alone.
Fabritio.
Heaven! must I alwaies be distracted thus
Twixt feare and hope, and must so just a love
Have such a rigid fortune? the Duke loves,
Or abhorres her, and I know that there's reason
To feare all things from him that hopeth nothing;
And that' bove all things it is daungerous
To be competitor with his Prince, and Rivall
Vnto his Master. But what! heare I not
Some person walke, at if he would come to me?