Scene Third
Pauline and Ferdinand.
Pauline
Ferdinand!
Ferdinand Ah! My God! Can this be her last sigh? Pauline, you are my very life; if Vernon does not save you, I will follow you, and we shall still be united.
Pauline
I shall expire, then, without a single regret.
Ferdinand (takes up the flask) That which would have saved you, if the doctor had arrived earlier, shall deliver me from life.
Pauline
No, for you may still be happy.
Ferdinand
Never, without you.
Pauline
Your words revive me.