She seem'd by the distraction of her air.
'T was surely very wrong in Juan's mother
To leave together this imprudent pair,
She who for many years had watch'd her son so—
I 'm very certain mine would not have done so.
The hand which still held Juan's, by degrees
Gently, but palpably confirm' its grasp,
As if it said, 'Detain me, if you please;'