ALEXANDER.
My heart,
No blessing—oh, a kiss!
SCENE III
A room in the Palace of Santa Maria in Porticu belonging to Donna Lucrezia Borgia d’Aragon. Donna Lucrezia sits at the head of a couch; Duke Cesare de Valentinois lies along it. They are both dressed in white satin, embroidered with gold and pearls.
LUCREZIA.
You have seen the little mother?
CESARE.
To what end?
My mother?—No, Lucrezia.
LUCREZIA.
Then some farewell message
That I may comfort her. You start for France,
Cesare, and you leave us for a bride.