to shake the King's hand — except Renato, who was not present when the fortune-teller uttered it. The moment he arrives and sees the King, he shakes his hand. The King tosses the fortune-teller a purse full of coins, and all go out singing, praising the generosity of their monarch.

Act Three

Scene One: a plain covered with snow.

The night is moonlit, and Amelia is searching beneath the gallows in the execution ground for the herbs that will cure her of the disease of her love for the King, terrified at finding herself in that desolate, deserted place. As the clock strikes, announcing midnight, a specter appears before her and she trembles at the sight of it — but she soon makes out that it is the King himself. He pours out his passion to her and presses her to hear his confession of love; she finds no escape from it, and asks him to help her save herself from herself. Before long her husband Renato arrives, and Amelia drops a veil over her face. Renato informs the King that the conspirators have learned he is in this deserted place and have resolved to assassinate him, and implores him to flee before it is too late. He refuses at first; but Amelia intervenes and begs him to save himself, and he consents — on condition that Renato escort "the lady" to the city without attempting to lift the veil from her face. Renato swears to it, and he and the King exchange the cloak he is wearing.

As Renato and Amelia are about to leave, they are met by the two conspirators, who are struck with disappointment when they discover that the man wearing the King's dress is none other than Renato. Samuel proposes uncovering the lady's face to identify her; Renato, faithful to his oath, prevents him and threatens to strike with the edge of his sword anyone who

lets himself think of approaching the lady. Strife is on the point of breaking out, so Amelia herself lifts the veil from her face to spare bloodshed — and Renato is thunderstruck. As for the two conspirators, they consider the meeting of Renato and his wife outside the city a delicious joke!

Before the curtain falls, Renato tells his wife that he will keep his promise and escort her as far as the city. But she detects in his voice a sentence of death.

Scene Two: a room in Renato's house.

Renato reproaches his wife for her betrayal of him, saying that death is her recompense. The poor woman tries to refute the charge and show her inno-cence, but in vain. When she is certain of her husband's resolve

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