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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Act in A Broad Corridor In The Duke's Palace To left, a window affording a view over Padua by moonlight. To right, a flight of steps leading to a door, before which hangs a curtain of crimson satin embroidered with the Ducal arms in gold. On the bottom step is seated a black-robed figure. The scene is lighted by an iron brassier in which tow is burning. Thunder and lightning. Nighttime. [guido climbs in by the window]. Guido. The storm grows fiercer; how my ladder swayed! At every shock methought the ropes had parted! [Looks back at the city.] Great God, what a night! In the skies the crash of thunder, and wild lightnings that blaze through the town from pinnacle to pinnacle, till the pale houses tremble and seem to shudder each time an- other Sash darts along the streets. [Crosses stage to the foot of the steps.] Ha, who art thou, that lurk'st on the stairs watching like Death for a guilty soul ? [4 pause.] Art dumb? Hath the storm paralysed thy tongue and benumbed thy speech ? Out of the way; in yonder chamber have I work to accomplish, that no man else can do. [The figure rises and removes its mask.] Uoranzone. Guido Ferranti! Thy dead father shouts with glad triumph this night! Guido [Confused]. What, are you here ? Moranzone. I was waiting your coming. Guido [Looking away from him]. I did not expect you; yet am I glad I can now tell you mine intent. Moranzone. First would I inform thee of my plans! Know then, the horses stand ready at the Parma gate; once thou hast performed thine office, we, ride thence away. To-morrow night, an our steeds prove trusty, we shall be at Parma. There are already warned the old- time friends of thy noble father, who have long been stirring up a revolt of the burghers. By dint of gold and empty promises I have won to ou...

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