"Chez moi.

"ANGELO.

"Quel poison?

"LA TISBE.

"Le poison Malispine, vous savez: cette boîte que m'a envoyée le primicier de Saint Marc."

After this satisfactory explanation, Angelo accepts her offer, and she trots away home and brings him the phial containing the narcotic.

The absurdity of the scene that takes place when Angelo and the Tisbe are endeavouring to persuade Catarina to consent to be killed is such, that nothing but transcribing the whole can give you an idea of it: but it is too long for this. Believe me, we were not the only part of the audience that laughed at this scene à gorge déployée.

Angelo begins by asking if she is ready.

"CATARINA.

"Prête à quoi?