"To assume the title of Lester and wed the heiress of Bellamont."
"I have sworn it without thy aid. I have seen her."
"And she has scorned thee."
"She has. Foul witch, thou didst betray me to her!"
"Ha, ha! Thou hast learned this of her." She laughed maliciously. "I told her who thou wert, that she might scorn thee."
"Fiends! Dost thou not wish me to marry her?"
"Yes; but only against her will."
"Otherwise she will never. And, by the cross! I will not bear the haughty scorn with which she has received me. Witch, I am ready to take the oath; but, if I take it, thou shalt give me thy aid in avenging myself.
"On her!"
"Yes, but through her lover."