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SCENE II.

—The Corridor of the Castle.
Enter Sir Conrad.
Sir Con.
What calls the chaplain to his sacred post,
And why this privacy? About to pass
The porch, I was admonish'd 'twas forbid
To all to enter! 'Tis no day of fast,
No hour of customary rites! 'Tis nought
To me. I only wonder at its strangeness.

Sir Rup.
[Entering.]
Where is the Prince of Milan?

Sir Con.
In the courtyard—
Unless departed thence this moment.

Sir Rup.
Find him,
And bring him to the chamber of the Duke.
If on your way you meet the Duke's physician,
In search of whom I go, he, too, is summon'd,
And tell him so.

Sir Con.
Why, what's the matter?

Sir Rup.
Woe!
The Duke!—the Duke!—No question, but away!