Al.Why dost thou stand and wail?

Za. Oh, I would serve thee; alas! but ’tis too late.

Al. Too late! how is’t too late? If he were dead....

Za. Lady, bear up, I pray thee: for ’tis sure

Thy dream betrayed the truth.

Al.The truth! Alas!

Thou dost believe he is dead. Why, folly, think

How could I then be living? It could not be

That I, a feeble woman, full of faintings

And fears, were more enduring to outlast