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HERMIONE
On his captive�察�Hector's wife。
ORESTES
An evil case indeed�察�for a man to have two wives��
HERMIONE
'Tis even thus。 So I resented it。
ORESTES
Didst thou with woman's craft devise a plot against thy rival��
HERMIONE
Yes�察�to slay her and her bastard child。
ORESTES
And didst thou slay them�察�or did something happen to rescue them
from thee��
HERMIONE
It was old Peleus�察�who showed regard to the weaker side。
ORESTES
Hadst thou any accomplice in this attempted murder��
HERMIONE
My father came from Sparta for this very purpose。
ORESTES
And was he after all defeated by that old man's prowess��
HERMIONE
Oh no� �but by shame�察�and he hath gone and left me all alone。
ORESTES
I understand�察�thou art afraid of thy husband for what thou hast
done。
HERMIONE
Thou hast guessed it�察�for he will have a right to slay me。 What
can say for myself�拭�Yet I beseech thee by Zeus the god of our
family�察�send me to a land as far as possible from this�察�or to my
father's house�察�for these very walls seem to cry out ;Begone� ─�and all
the land of Phthia hates me。 But if my lord return ere that from the
oracle of Phoebus�察�he will put me to death on a shameful charge�察�or
enslave me to his mistress�察�whom ruled before。 Maybe some one will
say�察 �How was it thou didst go thus astray�拭─�I was ruined by evil
women who came to me and puffed me up with words like these�此 �Wait��
wilt thou suffer that vile captive�察�a mere bondmaid�察�to dwell within
thy house and share thy wedded rights�拭�By Heaven's queen� �if it were
my house she should not live to reap my marriage´harvest� ─�And I
listened to the words of these Sirens�察�the cunning�察�knavish�察�subtle
praters�察�and was filled with silly thoughts。 What need had I to care
about my lord�拭�I had all I wanted�察�wealth in plenty�察�a house in
which I was mistress�察�and as for children�察�mine would be born in
wedlock�察�while hers would be bastards�察�half´slaves to mine。 Oh� �never��
never�察�this truth will I repeat�察�should men of sense�察�who have
wives�察�allow women´folk to visit them in their homes�察�for they teach
them evil�察�one�察�to gain some private end�察�helps to corrupt their
honour�察�another�察�having made a slip herself�察�wants a companion in
misfortune�察�while many are wantons�察�and hence it is men's houses are
tainted。 Wherefore keep strict guard upon the portals of your houses
with bolts and bars�察�for these visits of strange women lead to no good
result�察�but a world of ill。
LEADER
Thou hast given thy tongue too free a rein regarding thy own
sex。 I can pardon thee in this case�察�but still women ought to smooth
over their sisters' weaknesses。
ORESTES
'Twas sage counsel he gave who taught men to hear the arguments on
both sides。 I�察�for instance�察�though aware of the confusion in this
house�察�the quarrel between thee and Hector's wife�察�waited awhile and
watched to see whether thou wouldst stay here or from fear of that
captive art minded to quit these halls。 Now it was not so much
regard for thy message that brought me thither�察�as the intention of
carrying thee away from this house�察�if�察�as now�察�thou shouldst grant me
a chance of saying so。 For thou wert mine formerly�察�but art now living
with thy present husband through thy father's baseness�察�since he��
before invading Troy's domains�察�betrothed thee to me�察�and then
afterwards promised thee to thy present lord�察�provided he captured the
city of Troy。
So�察�as soon as Achilles' son returned hither�察�I forgave thy
father�察�but entreated the bridegroom to forego his marriage with thee��
telling him all I had endured and my present misfortune�察�I might get a
wife�察�I said�察�from amongst friends�察�but outside their circle 'twas
no easy task for one exiled like myself from home。 Thereat he grew
abusive�察�taunting me with my mother's murder and those
blood´boltered fiends。 And I was humbled by the fortunes of my
house�察�and though 'tis true�察�I grieved�察�yet did I bear my sorrow��
and reluctantly departed�察�robbed of thy promised hand。 Now
therefore�察�since thou findest thy fortune so abruptly changed and
art fallen thus on evil days and hast no help�察�I will take thee
hence and place thee in thy father's hands。 For kinship hath strong
claims�察�and in adversity there is naught better than a kinsman's
kindly aid。
HERMIONE
As for my marriage�察�my father must look to it�察�'tis not for me
to decide。 Yes�察�take me hence as soon as may be�察�lest my husband
come back to his house before I am gone�察�or Peleus hear that I am
deserting his son's abode and pursue me with his swift steeds。
ORESTES
Rest easy about the old man's power�察�and�察�as for Achilles' son
with all his insolence to me�察�never fear him�察�such a crafty net this
hand hath woven and set for his death with knots that none can
loose�察�whereof I will not speak before the time�察�but�察�when my plot
begins to work�察�Delphi's rock will witness it。 If but my allies in the
Pythian land abide by their oaths�察�this same murderer of his mother
will show that no one else shall marry thee my rightful bride。 To
his cost will he demand satisfaction of King Phoebus for his
father's blood�察�nor shall his repentance avail him though he is now
submitting to the god。 No� �he shall perish miserably by Apollo's
hand and my false accusations�察�so shall he find out my enmity。 For the
deity upsets the fortune of them that hate him�察�and suffers them not
to be high´minded。
��ORESTES and HERMIONE depart。��
CHORUS ��singing��
strophe 1
O Phoebus� �who didst fence the hill of Ilium with a fair coronal
of towers�察�and thou�察�ocean´god� �coursing o'er the main with thy dark
steeds�察�wherefore did ye hand over in dishonour your own handiwork
to the war´god�察�master of the spear�察�abandoning Troy to wretchedness��
antistrophe 1
Many a well´horsed car ye yoked on the banks of Simois�察�and many a
bloody tournament did ye ordain with never a prize to win�察�and Ilium's
princes are dead and gone�察�no longer in Troy is seen the blaze of fire
on altars of the gods with the smoke of incense。
strophe 2
The son of Atreus is no more�察�slain by the hand of his wife�察�and
she herself hath paid the debt of blood by death�察�and from her
children's hands received her doom。 The god's own bidding from his
oracle was levelled against her�察�in the day that Agamemnon's son set
forth from Argos and visited his shrine�察�so he slew her�察�aye�察�spilt
his own mother's blood。 O Phoebus�察�O thou power divine�察�how can I
believe the story��
antistrophe 2
Anon wherever Hellenes gather�察�was heard the voice of lamentation��
mothers weeping o'er their children's fate�察�as they left their homes
to mate with strangers。 Ah� �thou art not the only one�察�nor thy dear
ones either�察�on whom the cloud of grief hath fallen。 Hellas had to
bear the visitation�察�and thence the scourge crossed to Phrygia's
fruitful fields�察�raining the bloody drops the death´god loves。
��PELEUS enters in haste。��
PELEUS
Ye dames of Phthia�察�answer my questions。 I heard a vague rumour
that the daughter of Menelaus had left these halls and fled�察�so now
I am come in hot haste to learn if this be true�察�for it is the duty of
those who are at home to labour in the interests of their absent
friends。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Thou hast heard aright�察�O Peleus�察�ill would it become me to hide
the evil case in which I now find myself�察�our queen has fled and
left these halls。
PELEUS
What did she fear�拭�explain that to me。
LEADER
She was afraid her lord would cast her out。
PELEUS
In return for plotting his child's death�拭�surely not��
LEADER
Yea�察�and she was afraid of yon captive。
PELEUS
With whom did she leave the house�拭�with her father��
LEADER
The son of Agamemnon came and took her hence。
PELEUS
What view hath he to further thereby�拭�Will he marry her��
LEADER
Yes�察�and he is plotting thy grandson's death。
PELEUS
From an ambuscade�察�or meeting him fairly face to face��
LEADER
In the holy place of Loxias�察�leagued with Delphians。
PELEUS
God help us。 This is a present danger。 Hasten one of you with
all speed to the Pythian altar and tell our friends there what has
happened here�察�ere Achilles' son be slain by his enemies。
��A MESSENGER enters。��
MESSENGER
Woe worth the day� �what evil tidings have I brought for thee��
old sire�察�and for all who love my master� �woe is me��
PELEUS
Alas� �my prophetic soul hath a presentiment。
MESSENGER
Aged Peleus�察�hearken� �Thy grandson is no more�察�so grievously is he
smitten by the men of Delphi and the stranger from Mycenae。
LEADER
Ah� �what wilt thou do�察�old man�拭�Fall not�察�uplift thyself。
PELEUS
I am a thing of naught�察�death is come upon me。 My voice is choked��
my limbs droop beneath me。
MESSENGER
Hearken�察�if thou art eager also to avenge thy friends�察�lift up
thyself and hear what happened。
PELEUS
Ah�察�destiny� �how tightly hast thou caught me in thy toils�察�a
poor old man at life's extremest verge� �But tell me how he was taken
from me�察�my one son's only child�察�unwelcome as such news is�察�I fain
would hear it。
MESSENGER
As soon as we reached the famous soil of Phoebus�察�for three
whole days were we feasting our eyes with the sight。 And this�察�it
seems�察�caused suspicion�察�for the folk�察�who dwell near the god's
shrine�察�began to collect in groups�察�while Agamemnon's son�察�going to
and fro through the town�察�would whisper in each man's ear malignant
hints�此 �Do
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