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SCENE I.—A Court within the Monastery, with a grated iron Gate opening into an outer Court, through which are seen several Peasants waiting; is discovered on the front of the stage, walking backwards and forwards in a disturbed manner, then stopping and speaking to himself.

Jer. Twice in one night the same awful vision repeated! And Paul also terrified with a similar visitation! This is no common accidental mimicry of sleep: the shreds and remnants of our day-thoughts, put together at night in some fantastic incongruous form, as the drifting clouds of a broken-up storm piece themselves again into uncertain shapes of rocks and animals. No, no! there must be some great and momentous meaning in this.

Ben. Some great and momentous meaning in this! What art thou musing upon?