That plant so strange and rare.
The peasants whispered, under their breath,
“’Tis the beautiful Ladye Clare.
She seeks the heart that she threw away;
She is creeping on bended knee
To her lover’s castle, that frowning stands,
Where the Rhine runs down to the sea.”[[10]]
TABLEAUX.
[1]. Drawing room scene. Ladye Clare stands in foreground. Furniture should be as elegant as possible.
[2]. Ladye Clare at left of center, in easy chair; Knight half kneels in front of her; both side-face to audience; Ladye’s hand extended to Knight, who is in the act of raising it to his lips.