By days instead of hours! Come back to me—
I have no time to love—the end is near!
Enter Melusine, followed by Florian.
Flor. Obedient to thy summons I am here.
Yet I am very loth to look upon
The misery my heedlessness hath caused.
Vav. (leaning on Melusine, with an effort to appear cheerful).
Sir Florian, my pain is at an end.
The blow was heavy: for I am not strong,
And jests are new to me. Forgive me, sir.