The court—the army—the world—keep him away, I suppose.
(Exeunt Sisters. Guiche and Roxane come down in silence, and stop near the tapestry frame. A pause.)
SCENE II.
ROXANE, DUKE DE GRAMMONT (formerly Count de Guiche); later LE BRET and RAGUENEAU.
DUKE.
And so you persist in remaining in this seclusion, uselessly lovely, forever in mourning?
ROXANE.
Forever!
DUKE.