(Enter Magdelone and Lisbed.)
MAGDELONE. Oh, my dear son-in-law, it is a delight to me to see you back again in good health.
LISBED. Oh, my darling, let me hug you.
JERONIMUS. Slowly, slowly, my child, not so ardently.
LISBED. May I not hug my sweetheart when I haven't seen him for years?
JERONIMUS. Keep away from him, I tell you, or else you will get a beating.
LISBED (weeping). I know one thing, that we have been publicly betrothed.
JERONIMUS. That is true enough, but since that time something has occurred to hinder. (Lisbed weeps.) You must know, my child, that when he became engaged to you he was an honest man and a good Christian. But now he is a heretic and a fanatic, who ought to be introduced to the Litany rather than into our family.
LISBED. If that is all, father dear, we can still make everything right.
JERONIMUS. Keep away from him, I tell you.