Mary Stuart by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
page 125 of 240 (52%)
page 125 of 240 (52%)
![]() | ![]() |
|
The same, ELIZABETH, EARL OF LEICESTER, and Retinue. ELIZABETH (to LEICESTER). What seat is that, my lord? LEICESTER. 'Tis Fotheringay. ELIZABETH (to SHREWSBURY). My lord, send back our retinue to London; The people crowd too eager in the roads, We'll seek a refuge in this quiet park. [TALBOT sends the train away. She looks steadfastly at MARY, as she speaks further with PAULET. My honest people love me overmuch. These signs of joy are quite idolatrous. Thus should a God be honored, not a mortal. MARY (who the whole time had leaned, almost fainting, on KENNEDY, rises now, and her eyes meet the steady, piercing look of ELIZABETH; she shudders and throws herself again upon KENNEDY'S bosom). O God! from out these features speaks no heart. ELIZABETH. What lady's that? [A general, embarrassed silence. |
|