May traffic with me till his end is gained,
Then steep his chicken-soul in penitence,
And cheat damnation? So it comes to pass
I gather fools, blind fools, and only fools!
Oh, for the soul of one wise man—but one—
To show, in triumph, at the Reckoning!
[A] The Dominicans were stigmatized as “Domini Canes”—dogs of the Lord.
Enter Gottfried.
Gott. My search is vain—she is not at her home.