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Basini
Don't you know them?
That is Count Fantuzzi and his sister!
Capponi
Dressed in morning?
First Citizen
The old Countess died.
Second Citizen
It was for her that all the bells tolled at mid-day.
Basini
Look at the young woman, she is the bridge to be of the voet
Filippo Loschi.
Several
Of Filippo Loschi?
Several bow
to them as they come down stage, and then
disperse.)
Et-ter Andrea and his sister Teresina who come slowly down
the street.llo torch bearers precede them. Teresina does
not show by any look that she understand what Andrea
says to her.)
Andrea
Now, dearest sister, speak a word at least!
Since our return to my father's house and found
You at our dead mother's head
have I not heard your dear voice!
What ails you, Teresina? No tears
And not a word? I did not ask you.
before we left the vault and reached the light ;
Now I lead you through bestling streets,
That this fearful silence may be broken
By the noise of the throbbing city;
You follow me like a child. I ask you,
And ask again; where is Filippo?
How is it that he's absent on such a day as this?
And now you gaze into space and answer not.
Did grief take speech from you? Is you voice
Drowned by unsheb teers?
Is there something,which you would estlose to your brother,
But to bloose makes you tremble so, that you are demb?
Forgive me, but speak!
(With received hope.)
Did you make a voiv.
That for seven days and nighte you would not speak?
Is that it, you need but nod your head in answer?
Yet no look to tell that thou understoodst me!
Is what befell you so Gxceptional,
That all earthlymeans of telling you things
Is too paltry and appears too trial?
With depreased anxiety.)
Is this a decision, such as has never been heard of yet?