Mar. I am follow’d. [They enter again.
Lov. See, he stops. [_Marcel_ looks back.
Alon. Let him do what he please, we will out-go him. [They go out.
245 Lov. This Man whoe’er he be still follows us.
Alon. I care not, nothing shall hinder my Design, I’ll go tho I make my
passage thro his Heart. [They enter at another Door, he follows.
Lov. See, he advances, pray stand by a little. [They stand by.
Mar. Sure there’s some Trick in this, but I’ll not fear it. This is the
Street, and hereabout’s the House. [Looks about.
This must be it, if I can get admittance now. [Knocks.
Enter _Olinda_ with a Light.
Olin. O, Sir, are you come? my Lady grew impatient. [They go in.
Mar. She takes me for some other: This is happy. [Aside.
Alon. Gods! is not that the Maid that first conducted me to the fair
thing that rob’d me of my Heart?
Lov. I think it is.
Alon. She gives admittance to another Man.
All Women-kind are false, I’ll in and tell her so. [Offers to go.
Lov. You are too rash, ’tis dangerous.
Alan. I do despise thy Counsel, let me go.
Lov. If you are resolv’d, I’ll run the Hazard with you. [They both go
in.
Scene II. The Scene changes to a Chamber.
Enter from one side _Olinda_, lighting in _Marcel_ muffled as before in
his Cloke, from the other _Antonio_ leading in _Euphemia_ veil’d.
Mar. By Heaven’s, ’tis she: Vile Strumpet! [Throws off his Cloke, and
snatches her from him.
Euph. Alas, this is not he whom I expected.
Anto. _Marcel!_ I had rather have encounter’d my evil Angel than thee.
[Draws.
246 Mar. I do believe thee, base ungenerous Coward. [Draws.
[They fight, _Marcel_ disarms _Antonio_, by wounding his Hand. Enter
_Alonzo_, goes betwixt them, and with his Sword drawn opposes _Marcel_,
who is going to kill _Antonio_; _Lovis_ follows him.
Alon. Take Courage, Sir. [To _Antonio_, who goes out mad.
Mar. Prevented! whoe’er thou be’st.
It was unjustly done,
To save his Life who merits Death,
By a more shameful way.
But thank the Gods she still remains to meet
That Punishment that’s due to her foul Lust. [Offers to run at her,
_Alonzo_ goes between.
Alon. ’Tis this way you must make your Passage then.
Mar. What art thou, that thus a second time
Dar’st interpose between Revenge and me?
Alon. ’Tis _Marcel!_ What can this mean? [Aside.
Dost not thou know me, Friend? look on me well.
Mar. _Alonzo_ here! Ah I shall die with Shame. [Aside.
As thou art my Friend, remove from that bad Woman,
Whose Sins deserve no sanctuary.
Euph. What can he mean? I dare not shew my Face. [Aside.
Alon. I do believe this Woman is a false one,
But still she is a Woman, and a fair one:
I would not suffer thee to injure her,
Tho I believe she has undone thy quiet,
As she has lately mine.
Mar. Why, dost thou know it then?
Stand by, I shall forget thou art my Friend else,
And thro thy Heart reach hers.
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