Rai. I must be firm.

(Takes a banner from the wall, and brings it to Aymer.)

Have you forgotten this? We thought it lost,

But it rose proudly waving o’er the fight

In a warrior’s hand again! Yours, Aymer! yours!

Brother! redeem your fame!

Aym. (putting it from him.) The worthless thing!

Fame! She is dead!—give a king’s robe to one

Stretch’d on the rack! Hence with your pageantries

Down to the dust!