PALOMIDES.
No, no; there is no kissing twice upon the heart of death…. How fair thou art so!… It is the first time I have seen thee near…. It is strange, we think that we have seen each other because we have gone by two steps apart; but everything changes the moment the lips touch…. There, thou must be let to have thy will…. I stretch my arms wide to admire thee, as if thou wert no longer mine; and then I draw them nearer till I touch thy kisses and perceive only eternal bliss…. There needed us this supernatural light!… [He kisses her again.] Ah! What hast thou done? Take care! we are upon a crest of rock that overhangs the water that gives us light. Do not step back. It was time…. Do not turn too abruptly. I was dazzled….
ALLADINE.
[Turning and looking at the blue water that illuminates them.] Oh!…