The Duchess does not exist any longer.
A Courtier
She is dead?
2d Courtier
Artemis has risen to hunt, but in heaven—
3d Courtier
Good God! [he gradually recovers himself] What a shame the classics are taught. It lends a pulpit to such tedious people.
A Lady
Oh, we must know, if we are to live. What has happened to the Duchess?
Phedro [grimly—with finality]