Come, my lord!" The duke paused with his hand on his dagger; but he knew that his wife's words were true, and he realized that his ruin would follow quickly on the heels of her death.
"You complain that the world and your own family are against you, my lord," said the duchess.

"It is because you are a cruel tyrant abroad and at home.

It is because you are against the world and against those whom you should protect and keep safe from evil.

The fault is with you, Charles of Burgundy.

You have spoken the truth.