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Yolanda of Cyprus

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2017
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Yolanda. Yes, Amaury, then

One searching of my face shall free your fear.

Alone, alone.

Renier. Still to befool him!

Yolanda (warningly). Choose!

I cannot suffer more of this.

Amaury. Nor I

To breathe ever the burning of this mist

Of anguish and insatiate accusal. —

This wound upon my throat, fever it not

With longer fire of doubt, Yolanda.

Yolanda. Ah!

Berengere. I am not well. I will go to my chamber.

[She passes into the castle.

Renier. But I never until this guiler grants

I found her in the arms of Camarin,

Drinking the frenzied wine of passion

He poured from his soul.

Amaury. Yolanda?

Renier. She is silent;

Dumb to deny it.

Amaury. But she will, she will.

You've driven her with dread and awe.

Vittia (lightly). And truth?

Amaury. Have wounded her. But do not fear, Yolanda;

Fiercely disown.

Yolanda. Amaury … it is true.

[He staggers slowly back.

No, no; I have not been faithless to you —

Even a moment

To the divinity of love high-altared

Here in my breast! to the immutable

Beauty of it! … look, look not on me so —

As if I had struck, murdered a little child!

Or palsied one who put a hand to help me;

Or through eternity had desecrated,

Vainly, virginity and trust and truth!

No, my Amaury! I … do you not see?

[Hysterically.

Not faithless, hear! it is not true! not true!

But only this —

Camarin. Yolanda!

Yolanda. I —

Camarin. Yolanda!

[A moment, then she sinks down, her face in her hands. Amaury groans; then starting goes fiercely to Hassan, and taking his sword recrosses trembling to Camarin.

Amaury. The day you first set step in Lusignan

An image of the Magdalen within

The chapel yonder fell – presaging this.

Only your death, your death or mine stands pale

Between us now, awaiting silently.
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