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SCENE II.
The inner porch of a ruined chapel. Enter Nurse and a Sea Captain, meeting.Nurse.
Are all things ready then?
Capt.
The breeze is faint,
But it is fair; my seamen are on board;
We shall weigh anchor by the early dawn,
And bear us out to sea. Go, tell my passenger
To join us presently upon the beach.
Nurse.
I will, good captain: 'tis no thoughtless youth,
Who trows the very winds should wait his bidding;
He will be punctual. He hath seen good days,
Although I may not tell thee who he is.
Capt.
Nor do I ask thee.
Nurse.
He hath seen good days,
And evil too, and hath been buffeted
By wayward fate.
Capt.
Good mother, so have I.
But what of that? The foul, the fair will blow,
And we must weather it even as we may.
Speak not in such a lamentable tone;
I will be kind to him.
Nurse.
I hope thou wilt.
Heaven will reward thee, and Saint Jago too.
Capt.
Tut, woman! wherefore make so much ado
About some kindness to a fellow sinner?
I shall expect him ere the morning break;
And give him notice, for the time is near.
[Exit.
Nurse
(alone).
I will not yet break on their sad farewell,
But in the outer porch remain on watch.
Ah, woe the day! that they must thus, by stealth,
Take their last leave. I fear 'twill be their last.
[Exit.
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