ALLADINE.
How gravely thou dost kiss me!…
PALOMIDES.
Close not thine eyes when I do kiss thee so…. I would see the kisses trembling in thy heart, and all the dew that rises in thy soul…. We shall not find such kisses any more….
ALLADINE.
Always, always!
PALOMIDES.
No, no; there is no kissing twice upon the heart of death…. How fair thou art so!… It is the first time I have seen thee near…. It is strange, we think that we have seen each other because we have gone by two steps apart; but everything changes the moment the lips touch…. There, thou must be let to have thy will…. I stretch my arms wide to admire thee, as if thou wert no longer mine; and then I draw them nearer till I touch thy kisses and perceive only eternal bliss…. There needed us this supernatural light!… [He kisses her again.] Ah! What hast thou done? Take care! we are upon a crest of rock that overhangs the water that gives us light. Do not step back. It was time…. Do not turn too abruptly. I was dazzled….
ALLADINE.
[Turning and looking at the blue water that illuminates them.] Oh!…