And mercy then will breathe within your lips,

Like man new made.

Ang.

Be you content, fair maid;

80 It is the law, not I [condemn] your brother:

Were he my kinsman, brother, or my son,

It should be thus with him: he [must die] to-morrow.

Isab. To-morrow! O, that’s [sudden!] Spare him, spare him!

He’s not prepared for death. Even for our kitchens

85 We kill the fowl of season: [shall we serve] heaven