Poor Barnabas has so little reason now to hold on to any human feelings. But even now, Angelique won't let him give himself up. She has destroyed what she supposedly loved, and the transformation is complete: Barnabas has changed from an affectionate, lively, even passionately volatile young man to the ruthless, tortured creature we first met when he grabbed the hapless Willie Loomis by the throat.
Joshua and Naomi (in her dark lime green gown) are in the drawing room at Collinwood. Naomi reports, Madame du Pres has cried herself to sleep. [How did the family learn of Josette’s death, which occurred with no _living_ witness? Perhaps Natalie and Riggs found her shattered body at the foot of Widows Hill.]
Poor Millicent is changing too, and not for the better. Now we can see the first hint of madness in her eyes. (Nice work by NB.)
Another sad soliloquy for Barnabas as he kneels by Jeremiah’s grave marker. He tells his cousin, I am glad you cannot see me now. Now Josette will now lie beside you--the husband she never loved. You will be together in death as you never were in life. The choice was not your own. Angelique has made you win again.
But Millicent actually catches sight of him and decides he will avenge her honor. After all, she tells the shocked Joshua and Naomi, Barnabas has already fought one duel. The fact that she addresses this offhand remark to the man whose son killed his (J's) brother must be proof of dawning insanity--Millicent was so thoughtful of Naomi before.
Joshua is back to his usual pompous form, declaring that only he will testify at Vicki's trial.
