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Chapter I

ACT THE SECOND.

SCENE I. THE HALL.

Enter Douglas, speaking.

ACT THE THIRD.

SCENE I. A GARDEN AT RABY CASTLE, WITH A BOWER.

Enter Percy and Sir Hubert.

ACT THE FOURTH.

SCENE I. THE HALL.

Enter Douglas, his sword drawn and bloody in one hand, in the other a letter. Harcourt, wounded.

SCENE II. THE GARDEN.

Enter Elwina.

ACT THE FIFTH.

SCENE I. ELWINA'S APARTMENT.

THE END.

Maurice, Fenchurch Street.

FOOTNOTES

1: Of this estimable lady, a contemporary writer says, "This lady has for many years flourished in the literary world, which she has richly adorned by a variety of labours, all possessing strong marks of excellence. In the cause of religion and society, her labours are original and indefatigable; and the industrious poor have been at once enlightened by her instructions, and supported by her bounty." As a dramatic writer, Mrs. More is known by her "Search after Happiness," pastoral drama; "The Inflexible Captive,"—"Percy," and "Fatal Falsehood," tragedies; and by her "Sacred Dramas."

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