Fran. May I reach Heav’n as I’m Innocent
Of any Death but yours: Which if a guilt
Forgive me Heav’n and you as—
[Dyes.
Serv. He’s dead, my Lord.
Ger. With such a Lye in’s mouth;
O Heavenly Angels lead me not his way,
For he must alwayes walk i’th’ paths of falshood;
Remove me nearer to Eugenia’s Body;
My Spirits faint apace, and I must follow:
One word, and then farewell;
I have no time for to Reward thy care:
Here, take this Ring, and give it to my Brother,
He left it with me when he went to Travel;
Tell him I still preserv’d it for his sake,
A faithful pledge of our United Friendship.
Bid him, that by this Token he believes
Three words I left within my Cabinet
Concerning thee this Evening: He will do it,
And use thee as a Friend, as I have done.
Serv. I’le bear the Ring, but not the Message, Sir;
I ne’re will seek for Friends when you are gone.
Ger. I do conjure thee do it: Tell our story too
As true as is thy self: But have a care,
Wound not Eugenia’s Fame more then must needs.
Francisco’s and Eugenia’s dying words
Will make it strangely dark, as ’tis to me,
But I must leave it so!
Give me thy hand, commend me to Antonio;
Alas! I had forgot him, pray Heav’n his story
Produce no further mischief; tell Cælia nothing
Befor’t be day: Bus’ness comes thronging on me,
But I faint——make but one Grave, and lay us
In it thus——Farewell.
[Dyes.
Serv. Now dyes the justest Man the Earth contains,
And I would do so too, but that I know
Self-murderers ne’re must keep him Company;
I’le set the Bodies up against the Wall,
And call the Watch; what if they say I’m guilty,
And make my Life to answer all these Deaths:
Why, let e’m do’t, for Death would now be well
Since to survive his loss to me’s a Hell.
[Exit.
Enter Antonio and Jasper.