ODOARDO.
To keep mother and daughter apart?
MARINELLI.
The mother, the daughter, and the father. The forms of the court absolutely enjoin this caution; and I assure your Highness that it pains me that I must enforce the necessity of at least placing Emilia in strict security.
ODOARDO.
In strict security!--Oh, Prince, Prince!--Butyes--right!--of course, of course! In strict security! Is it not so, Prince? Oh! justice! oh justice is a fine thing! Excellent! (Hastily puts his hand into the pocket in which he had concealed the dagger.)
PRINCE (in a soothing tone).
Compose yourself, dear Galotti.
ODOARDO (aside, drawing his hand, without the dagger, from his pocket).
There spoke his guardian angel.