And I will gain the rose despite of thee!

Now for my hour of triumph: here he comes.

[Lord Arthur advances from among the trees, exclaiming on seeing Lady Ellrington.

Lord Arthur.

Zenobia! How com’st thou here? What ails thee?

Thy cheek is flushed as with a fever glow;

Thine eyes flash strangest radiance; and thy frame

Trembles like to the wind-stirred aspen-tree!

Lady Ellrington.

Give me the rose, Lord Arthur, for methinks