Beneath the banners of our kings! ’Tis he
Who hath been exiled and proscribed so long,
The Count di Procida.
Pea. And is this he?
Then heaven protect him! for around his steps
Will many snares be set.
1st Pea. He comes not thus
But with some mighty purpose—doubt it not;
Perchance to bring us freedom. He is one
Whose faith, through many a trial, hath been proved