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 1 2|        Act II~SEVERUS. FABIAN~ SEV. Let Felix bow to Jove and
 2 2|       Ah! You may see her——~ ~ SEV.Blesséd be thy tongue!~10~
 3 2|       see her—this you may—~ ~ SEV. Thy speech is halting—odious
 4 2|      from Antioch to Spain!~ ~ SEV. To wed a queen—an empress—
 5 2|       twere for thy peace!~40~ SEV. Thy meaning, knave, or
 6 2|    FABIAN. No—but—my lord——~ ~ SEV. Say on!~ ~ FABIAN.Another’
 7 2|     FABIAN.Another’s wife!~45~ SEV. (Reels.) Help!—No, I will
 8 2|        is thy courage fled?~ ~ SEV. I know not, Fabian. Lost!
 9 2|     conquered thine adored.~ ~ SEV. Her choice is not unworthy—
10 2|        Yet think, my lord——~ ~ SEV.Oh, I have thought of all;~
11 2|  FABIAN.Yes, my lord, but——~ ~ SEV.Cease!~ ~ FABIAN. ’Twill
12 2|     grief I would appease.~75~ SEV. For hopeless ill, good
13 2|       would I Severus save!~ ~ SEV. That word, my friend, unsay;
14 2|   might e’en thy master be!~ ~ SEV. Peace! Peace! She comes!~ ~
15 2|     thine own self be true!~ ~ SEV. Nay! True to her! Shall
16 2|        with a broken heart!~ ~ SEV. O happy thou! O easy remedy!~ ~
17 2|   triumph over thee and me!~ ~ SEV. Forgive, Pauline, forgive;
18 2|     for thy pain is mine!~185~ SEV. This last poor drop of
19 2|       both for me and thee!~ ~ SEV. The flower is gone—I cherish
20 2|        bears a fated fruit!~ ~ SEV. My grief be mine! Let memory
21 2|    beget, so leave a stain!~ ~ SEV. Not mine to stain what
22 2|     hope—death—immortality!~ ~ SEV. Now with my loss alone
23 2| receive my hero—to the sky!~ ~ SEV. Thou wast my heaven!~ ~
24 2|    PAUL.My father I obeyed—~ ~ SEV. O victim pure, obedient,
25 4|      POLYEUCTE and GUARDS.]~ ~ SEV.Most vain! No word have
26 4|        bear! [Exit PAULINE.~ ~ SEV. Where am I, Fabian? Has
27 4|    canst thou hope to gain?~ ~ SEV. A glory that shall triumph
28 4|        rushest on thy fate.~ ~ SEV. Yes, such advice, I know,
29 5|        fold!~ ~Enter SEVERUS~~ SEV. Unnatural sire, whose craft
30 5|  Christ’s! By Him we reign.~ ~ SEV. Now am I dumb, some miracle