[CLARA] Giorgio I too have cried Inside [CLARA & GIORGIO] You must not be ashamed of your tears [CLARA] I love you for your tears [CLARA & GIORGIO] Your absence only makes my love grow stronger And when I cannot bear it any longer
(A distant scream is heard.) [COLONEL, spoken] Don't be alarmed, it's my cousin. I'm so accustomed to her outbursts that I forget how unsettling they are to a newcomer