feet.]

BIA. Sister.

[After a moment Beatrice slowly reaches down her hand, and
Bianca takes it.]

CURTAIN




ACT IV

Scene 1--Five years later.

[A marketplace in Fiori, vegetables, fruits and flowers exposed for
sale in little stalls and wagons, crowd of townspeople moving about,
talking, laughing, buying. Group of children playing a game in a
ring. Supper time.]

CHILDREN. One, two, three,
The dough is in the oven!
One, two, three,
The bread is on the board!
One, two, three.
The dough is in the oven!
One, two, three,
The bread is on the board!
One, two, three,