Vig. As thou dost love revenge,
Be patient.
Ban. Patience to the ox, to beasts
That dream 'twixt cud and whip! Am I not man?
Vig. You have endured, by truth.
Ban. Endured!
Vig. And now
Revenge! Ere night yon braggart cross shall bear
A burden that will start Earl Oswald's eyes
When he looks up from Suli plain.
Ban. This day
Shall see it! Come, once more let us look down.
See where the hosts of Allah charge upon
The sottish infidel! All yet is well.
The banner o'er Avesta signals still
The Prophet wins!
Vig. And when the tower of Suli
Gleams with the hoisted crescent, we shall know
Oswald is taken.
Ban. Ha! There's no way out!
The powers of Ilon, Avesta, and Ramoor,
Pen him in bloody triangle. Old rat,
You're in the trap! I should be there, not here,—
There at his throat——
Vig. Nay, here, my lord, you'll have
Your dearest triumph. Please you now, go in.
I'll watch here for the sign.
Ban. Your watch be short.