[Her hand upon her heart.] Oh! I am here, Harry!
Quex.
[In delicate protest.] Ah, my dear Duchess!
Duchess.
Fortunately I have been able to dress quickly without exciting curiosity. My maid was summoned away this afternoon, to her father who is sick. [Sinking on to the bench.] Still, these risks are considerable enough.
Quex.
And yet you deliberately court them!
Duchess.
Great passions involve great dangers. The history of the world shows that.
Quex.