ACT I.
Scene.—Under the cloisters of a monastery. In the centre of the stage a graveyard; in the graveyard, conspicuous among other tombs, is a tall monument. Procession of Monks crosses the stage at back. Moonlight.
Dominic discovered seated, reading. To him enters Anselm.
Dom. Pax vobiscum, father!
Ans.Benedicite!
I am rejoiced that, after many perils
By sea and land, I am once more among you.
How fares our poor sick Faustus?
Dom.By Heaven’s grace,
He is, in body, well—yet much I fear