[Swoons away.

Gons.  Down at your feet, much injured innocence, I lay that sword, which—­

Jul.  Take it up again;
It has not done its work ’till I am killed: 
For ever, ever, thou hast robbed me of
That man, that only man, whom I could love: 
Dost thou thus court thy mistress? thus oblige her? 
All thy obligements have been fatal yet,
Yet the most fatal now would most oblige me. 
Kill me:—­yet I am killed before in him. 
I lie there on the ground; cold, cold, and pale: 
That death, I die in Roderick, is far
More pleasant than that life, I live in Julia.—­
—­See how he stands—­when he is bid dispatch me! 
How dull! how spiritless! that sloth possest
Thee not, when thou didst kill my Roderick.

Gons.  I’m too unlucky to converse with men: 
I’ll pack together all my mischiefs up,
Gather with care each little remnant of them,
That none of them be left behind:  Thus loaded,
Fly to some desert, and there let them loose,
Where they may never prey upon mankind. 
But you may make my journey shorter:—­Take
This sword; ’twill shew you how:—­

Jul.I’ll gladly set you on your way:—­ [Takes his sword.

Enter three of RODORICK’S servants.

1 Serv.  Make haste; he’s now unarmed, we may with ease Revenge my master’s death.

Jul.  Now these shall do it.

Gons.  I’ll die by none but you.—­

Hip.  O here, take my sword, sir.

Amid.  He shall have mine.

[Both give their swords to GONSALVO.

Enter MANUEL.

Man.  Think not of death.  We’ll live and conquer.

[They beat them off.

Man.  These fellows, though beat off, will strait return With more; we must make haste to save ourselves.

Hip.  ’Tis far to the town, And, ere you reach it, you will be discovered.

Gons.  My life’s a burden to me, were not Julia’s Concerned; but, as it is, she, being present, Will be found accessary to his death.

Man.  See where a vessel lies, not far from shore; And near at hand a boat belonging to her; Let’s haste aboard, and what with prayers and gifts Buy our concealment there:—­Come, Julia.

Gons.  Alas, she swoons away upon the body.

Man.  The night grows on apace; we’ll take her in Our arms, and bear her hence.

[Exeunt GONSALVO, and the boys, with MANUEL, carrying JULIA.

The Servants enter again.

1 Serv.  They are all gone, we may return with safety:  Help me to bear the body to the town.

2 Serv.  He stirs, and breathes a little; there may be Some hope.

3 Serv.  The town’s far off, and the evening cold.  Let’s carry him to the ship.