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SCENE X.

Enter an Officer.
Off.
My Liege, Gustavus, tho' with much Reluctance,
Consents to one Hour's Truce. His Soldiers rest
Upon their Arms, and follow'd by a few,
He comes to know your Terms.

Crist.
I see, fall back—
Stand firm—Be ready Slaves, and on the Word
Plunge deep your Daggers in their Bosoms.

[Points to Agusta.