Paulo
(Absorbed.) Yet who should see it before the Competition Day?
Lucia
Of course, of course. Still I am anxious. Time is precious. (Poses.) Oh, how lovely the silk lies on me! Look! And am I right? (Whispers.) Paulo, I feel your brushes on my heart. Paint swiftly, beloved, swiftly.
Paulo
Beautiful! Perfect! Divine! There—just as you are now. Don’t move! Even your heart must stop!
Lucia
Madonna, help me!
Paulo