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      Scene V.—An apartment in Priuli s House. Enter Priuli, R.; Belvidera, distracted; and two of her Women. Priuli. (L. C.) Strengthen her heart with patience, pitying Heav'n! Bel. (C.) Come, come, come, come, come; nay, come to bed, Pr'ythee, my love. The winds! hark how they whistle! And the rain beats! Oh, how the weather shrinks me! I say you shall not go, indeed you shall not:      Whip your ill-nature; get you gone, then; Oh! Are you returned? See, father, here he's come again! Am I to blame to love him? Oh, thou dear one! Why do you fly me? Are you angry still, then?      Jaf.ier, where art thou? Father, why do you do thus? Stand off! don't hide him from me! He's there somewhere. Stand off, I say! What, gone? Remember, tyrant I may revenge myself for this trick, one day. Enter Captain of the Guard, L., and whispers Priuli. Priuli. News! what news? Capt. (L.) Most sad, sir! Jaffier, upon the scaffold, to prevent A shameful death, stabbed Pierre, and next himself; Both fell together. Bel. (R.) Ha! look there! My husband bloody, and his friend, too! Murder! Who has done this? Speak to me, thou sad vision; On these poor trembling knees, I beg it. Vanished:—      Here they went down. (R. C.)—Oh, I'll dig, dig the den up! Hoa, Jaffier, Jaffier! Peep up, and give me but a look. I have him! I have got him, father! Oh! My love! my dear! my blessing! help me! help me! [58]     They have hold of me, and drag me to the bottom! Nay—now they pull so hard—farewell— [Dies. Priuli. [Bending over her ] Oh! lead me to some place      "that's fit for mourning;      "Where the free air, light, and the cheerful sun,      "May never enter; hang it round with black,      "Set up one taper that may last a day,      "As long as I've to live; and there all leave me:      "Sparing no tears when you this tale relate,      "But bid all cruel fathers dread my fate." [Exeunt omnes. 

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