You! Revenged upon me? You so low, upon me so high! You are crazy! I defy you. GILBERT. You defy me? FABIANI. Yes. GILBERT. You shall see. FABIANI (_aside_). To-morrow's sun must not rise for this man. [_Aloud._] Friend, listen to me. Go into your house. I am sorry you found it out, but I leave the beauty to you. Go in. [_He throws a key down at Gilbert's feet._ There is a key, if you haven't got one. Or, if you like it better, you can knock against the shutter three times and Jane will think it is I, and let you in. Good-night. [_He goes off._ SCENE VIII GILBERT (_alone_). He is gone. He is no longer here. I did not grind and crush him beneath my feet. I had to let him go. Not a weapon about me. [_He sees on the ground the dagger with which Lord Clanbrassil killed the Jew; he picks it up with fearful haste._ Ah, you come too late; you can probably kill no one but myself. All the same, whether you fall from heaven or are vomited up from hell, I bless you. My Jane has betrayed me! Jane has given herself to this infamous man. Jane is the heiress of Lord Talbot. Jane is lost to me! O God! more terrible things have come to me in this hour than my brain can stand. [_Simon Renard appears in the darkness at the back._ Oh, to be revenged on that man! To be revenged on this Lord Clanbrassil! If I go to the Queen's palace, the lackeys will kick me out as if I were a dog. I am mad! My head will burst! I am willing to die, but I want to be revenged. I would give my blood for revenge! Will nobody in the world make this bargain with me? Who will give me vengeance on Lord Clanbrassil and take my life in payment? SCENE IX Gilbert, Simon Renard SIMON RENARD (_taking a step forward_). I will. GILBERT. You? Who are you? SIMON RENARD. The man you want. GILBERT. Do you know who I am? SIMON RENARD. You are the man I need. GILBERT. There is no longer but one thought in my mind, do you know that? To be revenged on Lord Clanbrassil and to die! SIMON RENARD. You shall be revenged on Lord Clanbrassil and you shall die. GILBERT. Who ever you may be, I thank you. SIMON RENARD. Yes, you shall have the vengeance you desire. But do not forget upon what condition. I must have your life. GILBERT. Take it. SIMON RENARD. It is agreed? GILBERT. Yes. SIMON RENARD. Follow me! GILBERT. Where? SIMON RENARD. You shall know. GILBERT. Remember that you have promised to avenge me! SIMON RENARD. Remember that you have promised to die. SECOND DAY THE QUEEN Scene.--_A room in the royal apartment. The gospel open on a prie-Dieu. The royal crown upon a stool. Side doors. A large door in the center. A portion of the background concealed by a large tapestry, representing a grand tournament_ SCENE I _The Queen, splendidly dressed, reclining upon a couch; Fabiano Fabiani seated on a folding-chair. Magnificent costume. The garter_ FABIANI (_a guitar in his hands, singing_).