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SCENE VII.

MAJONE, VERINO, RAYMOND, OFFICER, &c.
MAJONE,
(entering hastily.)
I come, Verino, as your friend, I come,
In just compassion to your suffering age,
And that brave youth, whose fame is basely wronged,
To warn you of the dangers that await you:
Have you received the king's commands? a fate
More horribly severe attends your son:
But these are matters for your private ear,
And claim your deepest thought—we must retire.

OFFICER.
My Lord, my orders were—

RAYMOND.
Sir, I attend you:
Be comforted my Father, for thy son
Is armed for every exigence,

VERINO.
Farewell,
Best portion of my being!

(Exit with Majone.