DJEM.
[Advancing to Lucrezia.] And I—
[They bow. As Lucrezia turns from her mother the Spaniards engage her in talk. Cesare stands a little aloof, his eyes on his mother.
DJEM.
[Returning to him.] Don Cesar, but you comprehend
This pearl is for the merchant-men and not
For any private owner in the world:
She must not walk with mothers.
CESARE.
[Absently.] Then convert her!
You can convert a woman in a trice
To any worship, if you worship her.
DJEM.
[Returning to Lucrezia.] You are the moon,
The crescent moon. I have seen that in the church.