Fred. Thy Sister!

Cur. Yes, think of it well,

A Lady of as pure and noble Blood,

As that of the great Duke thy Father,

Till you, bad Man, infected it.

—Say, should I murder you for this base Action,

Would you not call it a true Sacrifice?

And would not Heaven and Earth forgive it too?

Fred. No, had I known that she had been thy Sister,

I had receiv’d her as a Gift from Heaven;