True, I might pay her father's debts; and will,
If Joseph, my old friend, has managed well
During my absence. _I_ have not spent much.
But still she'd be in danger from this man,
If not permitted to betray himself;
And I, discovered, could no more protect.
Or if, unseen by her, I yet could haunt
Her footsteps like an angel, not for long
Should I remain unseen of other eyes,
That peer from under cowls--not angel-eyes--
Hunting me out, over the stormy earth.
No; I must watch. I can do nothing better.



SCENE II.--_A poor cottage. An old_ Man _and_ Woman _sitting together_.

_Man_.
How's the poor lady now?

_Woman_.
She's poorly still.
I fancy every day she's growing thinner.
I am sure she's wasting steadily.

_Man_.
Has the count
Been here again to-day?

_Woman_.