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Excerpt from The Dream: A Tragedy, in Prose, in Three Acts
Scene 1 - a court within a monastery, with a grated iron gate opening into an outer court, through which are seen several peasants waiting.
Jerome 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, a 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.
enter Benedict behind him.
Ben. Some great and momentous meaning in this! what art thou musing upon?
Jer. Be satisfied! be satisfied! it is not always fitting that the mind should lay open the things it is busy withal, though an articulate sound may sometimes escape it to set curiosity on the rack Where is brother Paul? is he still at his devotions?
Ben. I believe so. But look where the poor peasants are waiting without: it is the hour when they expect our benefactions Go, and speak to them: thou hast always been their favorite confessor, and they want consolation.
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