God help me—she is surpassingly—ugly!

[Returning Violante glare for glare.]

Her ugliness—!

[Breaking down, she goes to altar and drops on knees before it.]

Florio

Go, Violante!

Violante

I could curse God for this!

[Violante staggers toward the great black curtain in doorway, where she supports herself by clinging to it.]

Florio