Louis— And you know
Some of the brothers might tell Benedict,
And he would send it blazing down to Rome.
Abbot—Lamp after lamp goes out for policy.
(He opens the gate through which Ely passed.)
Louis—Better one lamp than total darkness, though.
Abbot—Say nothing to the carriers of the affair.
Louis—Have you cautioned Oswald?
Abbot—(Astounded.) Cautioned Oswald?
Louis— Yes.
Abbot—You said he was unconscious.
Louis— When I found him
He was unconscious. But from what he dropped
Yesterday in his cell, I am sure he knows
It was the dwarf that brought him up the rocks.