_Mar._ Thou wilt lose nothing, for my brother alone Can do much more than thou with these base men, Who stain the cause. One favour more. _Pal._ What is it? _Mar._ ’Tis that this evening, love, be spent together. _Pal._ I mean it should. To-night our fellows meet In various rendezvous, as you may see 1442 Upon the paper. There are ten in all They will not need my presence till to-morrow, When the bands join at sundown. O, Margaret: I knew that thou wouldst come. _Mar._ I think, Giovanni, Thou shouldst have met me first thyself: thy men Are rough. _Pal._ Was any rude? _Mar._ Nay, ’twas well meant, But sounded strangely. _Pal._ Say but who it was. _Mar._ No, ’tis forgiven. 1450 _Pal._ (_going_). Kiss me. _Mar._ Ah, now, Giovanni, Where wilt thou go? _Pal._ But for one hour, my dearest, I must be absent. Then shall I be yours For all the day. _Mar._ Farewell. And prithee send Lucia. I will await thee. _Pal._ Farewell. [_Exit._ _Mar._ I have his promise, If this scheme fail. ’Tis mine to make it fail. O, ’tis too dangerous: to trust so far That dollar-ballasted Iscariot, The weather-trimming Blasco.—The paper! the list! I’ll have their names. Where can I write them? Ah! My prayer-book. I will send them straight to Hugo. Poor Constance! Burn the palace! Ay, and thee, For aught they care. Now, who comes first? Bendettu Jacupu ... and your place?—within the cloister 1463 Of Santo Spirito. Next, Squarcialupu ... Why, that’s the ruffian who would like a dozen Wives such as I. He’ll find one were too many. Go you to prison, sir, and cool your thoughts. You burn the palace!—Messer Vincentiu Lazaru ... at his peltry shed at Baido. Now there’s two pages of them: the little prayers Will hardly shrive them ... here’s one I cannot read. B-o-n-o-Bononio, now I have him. 1472 Why who could trust such men? Set them in power But for a day ... say this next villain here, Fardello ... he’s a murderer—ay, for him I write his death, maybe: but for the rest I’ll take such care that Manuel’s voice shall ease Their accusation. Now I have them all. Lucia! Ho, Lucia! _Enter Lucia._