(Aside.) Why should I hide the truth from her?

(Aloud.) Alas!

I may not see thee then.

Gal. Pygmalion,

What fearful words are these?

Pyg. The bitter truth.

I may not love thee; I must send thee hence.

Gal. Recall those words, Pygmalion, my love!

Was it for this that Heaven gave me life?

Pygmalion, have mercy on me; see