Against all frailties of the frail;

And now myself am what I chid before!—

Yet was each step that lured my slippery feet

So good, so lovely, so enticing sweet!

Scene VII.

An enclosed Area.

(In a niche of the wall an image of the Mater dolorosa, with flower-jugs before it.)

Margaret. [placing fresh flowers in the jugs]

O mother rich in sorrows,

Bend down to hear my cry!