Elw. What if the slender thread by which I hold

Dou. Yes, madam, there is one, one man ador'd,

Elw. Hold, hold, my lord,

Dou. Ah! I have gone too far.

Elw. Alas, my lord! I thought

Dou. 'Tis true; yet Raby is no more belov'd

[exit Douglas.

Elw. Ah! how's this?

Bir. Crossing the portico I met Lord Douglas,

Elw. Not sudden: no; long has the storm been gathering,

Bir. I ne'er beheld

Elw. O I will tell thee all! thou couldst not find

Bir. What do I hear?

Elw. My misery, not my crime.

Bir. On that fam'd spot where first the feuds commenc'd

Elw. The same. During the chace,

Bir. Indeed 'twas most unjust; but say what follow'd?

Elw. Why should I dwell on the disastrous tale?

Bir. Did Douglas know, a marriage had been once

Elw. If he did,

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