)
Gertrude (rushes to Ferdinand with a cry)
Oh! (She recoils before the General, and approaches his daughter, then
draws forth a phial, but immediately flings it away.) I will condemn
myself to live for this old man! (The General kneels beside his dying
daughter.) Doctor, what will become of him? Is he likely to lose his
reason?
The General (stammering like a man who has lost his speech)
I--I--I--
Vernon
General, what is it?
The General
I--I am trying--to pray--for my daughter!
Final curtain.
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