Nurse. I don't know how to express it, gracious one.
Dianora. Just say a little. Does he preach of so many things?
Nurse. No, almost always about one thing.
Dianora. What?
Nurse. Of resignation to the Lord's will.
Dianora [looks at her and nods].
Nurse. Gracious one, you must understand, that is all.
Dianora. What do you mean by—all——
Nurse [while speaking, she is occupied with the flowers]. He says that all of life is in that—there's nothing else. He says everything is inevitable and that's the greatest joy—to realize that everything is inevitable—that is good, and there is no other good. The sun must glow, and stone must be on the dumb earth and every living creature must give utterance to its voice—whether he will or no—we must——
Dianora [is thinking—like a child].