Zar.I cherish
Those infants, not alone from the blind love260
Of a fond mother, but as a fond woman.
They are now the only tie between us.
Sar.Deem not
I have not done you justice: rather make them
Resemble your own line than their own Sire.
I trust them with you—to you: fit them for
A throne, or, if that be denied——You have heard
Of this night's tumults?