The Lamp and the Bell

The Lamp and the Bell by Edna St. Vincent Millay ACT I Scene 1[Scene: A garden of the palace at Fiori; four years later.][Discovered seated Laura, Francesca and Fidelio, Laura embroidering, Fidelio strumming his flute, Francesca lost in thought.]LAURA. You, -Fool! If there be two chords to your lute, Give us the other for a time!FRANCESCA. And yet, Laura, I somewhat fancied that soft sound he made.'Twas all on the same tone, -but 'twas a sweet tone.LAURA. 'Tis like you. As for myself, let music changeFrom time to time, or have done altogether.Sing us the song, Fidelio, that you madeLast night, -a song of flowers, and fair skies, And nightingales, and love.FIDELIO. I know the song.It is a song of winter.LAURA. How is that?FIDELIO. Because it is a song of summer setTo a sad tune. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experi