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Mary Stuart
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2017
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How, madam, fares the queen? Is she awake?
CURL (drying her tears)
She is already dressed – she asks for you.
KENNEDY
I go: —
[To MELVIL, who seems to wish to accompany her.
But follow not until the queen
Has been prepared to see you.
[Exit.
CURL
Melvil, sure,
The ancient steward?
MELVIL
Yes, the same.
CURL
Oh, sir,
This is a house which needs no steward now!
Melvil, you come from London; can you give
No tidings of my husband?
MELVIL
It is said
He will be set at liberty as soon —
CURL
As soon as our dear queen shall be no more.
Oh, the unworthy, the disgraceful traitor!
He is our lady's murderer – 'tis said
It was his testimony which condemned him.
MELVIL
'Tis true.
CURL
Oh, curse upon him! Be his soul
Condemned forever! he has borne false witness.
MELVIL
Think, madam, what you say.
CURL
I will maintain it
With every sacred oath before the court,
I will repeat it in his very face;
The world shall hear of nothing else. I say
That she dies innocent!
MELVIL
God grant it true!
SCENE III
Enter HANNAH KENNEDY.
KENNEDY (to CURL)
Go, madam, and require a cup of wine —
'Tis for our lady.
MELVIL
Is the queen then sick?
KENNEDY
She thinks that she is strong; she is deceived
By her heroic courage; she believes
She has no need of nourishment; yet still
A hard and painful task's allotted her.
Her enemies shall not enjoy the triumph;
They shall not say that fear hath blanched her cheeks
When her fatigues have conquered human weakness.
MELVIL
May I approach her?
KENNEDY
She will come herself.
CURL (drying her tears)
She is already dressed – she asks for you.
KENNEDY
I go: —
[To MELVIL, who seems to wish to accompany her.
But follow not until the queen
Has been prepared to see you.
[Exit.
CURL
Melvil, sure,
The ancient steward?
MELVIL
Yes, the same.
CURL
Oh, sir,
This is a house which needs no steward now!
Melvil, you come from London; can you give
No tidings of my husband?
MELVIL
It is said
He will be set at liberty as soon —
CURL
As soon as our dear queen shall be no more.
Oh, the unworthy, the disgraceful traitor!
He is our lady's murderer – 'tis said
It was his testimony which condemned him.
MELVIL
'Tis true.
CURL
Oh, curse upon him! Be his soul
Condemned forever! he has borne false witness.
MELVIL
Think, madam, what you say.
CURL
I will maintain it
With every sacred oath before the court,
I will repeat it in his very face;
The world shall hear of nothing else. I say
That she dies innocent!
MELVIL
God grant it true!
SCENE III
Enter HANNAH KENNEDY.
KENNEDY (to CURL)
Go, madam, and require a cup of wine —
'Tis for our lady.
MELVIL
Is the queen then sick?
KENNEDY
She thinks that she is strong; she is deceived
By her heroic courage; she believes
She has no need of nourishment; yet still
A hard and painful task's allotted her.
Her enemies shall not enjoy the triumph;
They shall not say that fear hath blanched her cheeks
When her fatigues have conquered human weakness.
MELVIL
May I approach her?
KENNEDY
She will come herself.
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