The Resources of Quinola by Honoré de Balzac
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The Duke of Lerma
You were not wounded then? The Duke of Olmedo Who said I was? Would the favorite of the king ruin me? And should I be here, as you see me, if I were dead? (To Quinola) Stand close and hold me up. Quinola (to Fontanares) This is a man worthy of your love. Fontanares Who would not envy such a one? Yet how seldom is occasion given to show one's love. Quinola Spare us, good sir, all this rigmarole about love, in the presence of the king; for the king, hark you-- A page The King! Fontanares Come on, and let all our thoughts be for Marie! Quinola (noticing that the Duke of Olmedo is fainting) How are you? (He puts a flask to his nostrils.) SCENE THIRTEENTH |
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