Richelieu: . JULIE {placing herself at his feet). Are you gracious?—- May I say Father? and ever! 38 Richelieu sweet word to an orphan. Father! RICHELIEU. No ; not orphanWhile Richelieu lives ; thy father loved me well;My friend, ere I had flatterers (now, I m great,In other phrase, I m friendless) — he died youngIn years, not service, and bequeathed thee to me ;And thou shalt have a dowry, girl, to buyThy mate amidst the mightiest. Drooping? — sighs?Art thou not happy at the court? * JULIE. Not often. RICHELIEU {aside). Can she love Baradas ? — Ah ! at thy heart There s
Richelieu: . JULIE {placing herself at his feet). Are you gracious?—- May I say Father? and ever! 38 Richelieu sweet word to an orphan. Father! RICHELIEU. No ; not orphanWhile Richelieu lives ; thy father loved me well;My friend, ere I had flatterers (now, I m great,In other phrase, I m friendless) — he died youngIn years, not service, and bequeathed thee to me ;And thou shalt have a dowry, girl, to buyThy mate amidst the mightiest. Drooping? — sighs?Art thou not happy at the court? * JULIE. Not often. RICHELIEU {aside). Can she love Baradas ? — Ah ! at thy heart There s what can smile and sigh, blush and grow pale, All in a breath? — Thou art admired — art young; Does not his Majesty commend thy beauty — Ask thee to sing to him? — and swear such sounds Had smoothed the brows of Saul? — JULIE. Hes very tiresome,Our worthy or, The Conspiracy* 41 RICHELIEU. Fie ! kings are never tiresome,Save to their ministers. — What courtly gallantsCharm ladies most? — De Lourdiac, Longueville, orThe favourite Baradas? JULIE. A smileless man —I fear and shun him. he courts thee? JULIE. ThenHe is more tiresome than his Majesty. RICHELIEU. Right, girl, shun Baradas. — Yet of these flowersOf France, not one, in whose more honeyed breathThy heart hears Summer whisper? Enter HuGUET. HUGUET. The ChevalierDe Mauprat waits below. JULIE (starting up).De Mauprat! 42 Richelieu RICHELIEU. He has been tiresome too ! — Anon.
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