I am your sovereign, Marquis. Hesitate—
And I 'll so turn those minutes to account
That ... Ay, you recollect me! [Aside.] Could I bring
My foolish mind to undergo the reading
That Act of Abdication! [As Charles motions D'Ormea to precede him.
Thanks, dear Charles! [Charles and D'Ormea retire.
Vic. A novel feature in the boy,—indeed
Just what I feared he wanted most. Quite right,
This earnest tone: your truth, now for effect!
It answers every purpose: with that look,