Lilian.

My uncle is the chief Inquisitor,

And he shall know of this ere curfew tolls!

What! Shall I share a husband with a coal?

Mariana.

Right, girl! I love thee even for that word—

The Inquisition makes most rapid work,

And, in its books, that caitiff’s name is down!

Firmilian.

Listen one moment! When I was a babe,