[The cornets sound.
Enter the Duke coupled with a Lady; two couples more with them, the men having tobacco-pipes in their hands, the women sit; they dance a round. The petition is delivered up by Randolfo; the Duke lights his tobacco-pipe with it, and goes out dancing.
Ran. Saint Mark! Saint Mark!
Jaco. Did not I tell you? lose no more rich time;
What can one get but mire from a swine?
And. Let’s work a cross; we’ll fame it all about
The Frenchman’s gelded.
Ran. O that’s absolute.
Jaco. Fie on’t! Away! She knows too well ’tis false.
I fear it too well. No, no, I have’t will strongly do’t.
Who knows Francisco Soranza?
Ran. Pish! pish! Why, what of him? 240
Jaco. Is he not wondrous like your deceased kinsman, Albano?