Guen. You love him still, then?

Mil. My sole prop

Against the guilt that crushes me! I say,

Each night ere I lie down, "I was so young—

I had no mother, and I loved him so!"

And then God seems indulgent, and I dare

Trust him my soul in sleep.

Guen. How could you let us

E'en talk to you about Lord Mertoun then?

Mil. There is a cloud around me.