Then let Diane go with me to friends in London. When I've found for her safe asylum, I'll return to do my duty at your side.
DUKE.
The daughter of a peer of France could hardly go so far without protection worthy of her rank.
GOUROC.
That she can secure as a Marquise, and my wife.
[The DUKE turns quickly in surprise.]
I know, dear Duke, that you are richer, nobler than myself, but then the love I bear your daughter, together with the dangers that surround her life and honour here—
DUKE.
Say no more!—There's nothing that would ease my mind so much as to see Diane your wife.