[As Carloman moves away, Marcomir bends forward.]

MARCOMIR.

Is the Queen well?

BONIFACE.

Ask not; he has not asked.

ACT III

Scene: The Garden and Cloisters of Monte Casino.

MARCOMIR.

[striking himself with a stone]
What tides of rapture spring at every stroke!
Have mercy, God! Such agony of pleasure
I felt when she came near. Oh, can it be
I have not yet inflicted utter pain?
Is there some chaste and vigorous suffering
Beyond the shameful wiles, with which the lash
Unnerves me? Pain, more pain!

[He strikes himself without pity; then, seeing Damiani enter the court, he hurriedly drops the shard.]