Flor. What proof hast thou that I indeed am he

Whom thou hast loved so long?

Vav.I have thy word,

And had I not thy word, I have my heart

To tell me whom to seek and whom to shun.

Flor. Mistrust that little heart. It is not framed

To guide thee of itself. Like virgin gold

Untainted by alloy, it is too pure

For this rough-ready world of work-a-day!

I have a tale to tell. There was a knight