[S']AKOONTALÁ. [Despondingly. Aside.
O my heart, thy worst misgivings are confirmed.
[S']ÁRNGARAVA.
Is it becoming in a monarch to depart from the rules of justice, because he repents of his engagements?
KING.
I cannot answer a question which is based on a mere fabrication.
[S']ÁRNGARAVA.
Such inconstancy is fortunately not common, except in men intoxicated by power.
KING.
Is that remark aimed at me?