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