[Exit Guido.]
Barrier! Barrier!
Why did he say there was a barrier?
There is no barrier between us two.
He lied to me, and shall I for that reason
Loathe what I love, and what I worshipped, hate?
I think we women do not love like that.
For if I cut his image from my heart,
My heart would, like a bleeding pilgrim, follow
That image through the world, and call it back
With little cries of love.
[Enter Duke equipped for the chase, with falconers and hounds.]
Duke
Madam, you keep us waiting;
You keep my dogs waiting.
Duchess
I will not ride to-day.
Duke
How now, what’s this?
Duchess