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Nay�察�by the goddess´queen of Argos� �go�察�manage matters out of
doors�察�but in the house it is my place to decide what is proper for
maidens at their wedding。 Exit。
AGAMEMNON
Woe is me� �my efforts are baffled�察�I am disappointed in my hope��
anxious as I was to get my wife out of sight�察�foiled at every point�察�I
form my plots and subtle schemes against my best´beloved。 But I will
go�察�in spite of all�察�with Calchas the priest�察�to inquire the goddess's
good pleasure�察�fraught with ill´luck as it is to me�察�and with
trouble to Hellas。 He who is wise should keep in his house a good
and useful wife or none at all。
Exit。
CHORUS
They say the Hellenes' gathered host will come in arms aboard
their ships to Simois with its silver eddies�察�even to Ilium�察�the plain
of Troy beloved by Phoebus�察�where famed Cassandra�察�I am told�察�whene'er
the god's resistless prophecies inspire her�察�wildly tosses her
golden tresses�察�wreathed with crown of verdant bay。 And on the
towers of Troy and round her walls shall Trojans stand�察�when sea´borne
troops with brazen shields row in on shapely ships to the channels
of the Simois�察�eager to take Helen�察�the sister of that heavenly pair
whom Zeus begat�察�from Priam�察�and bear her back to Hellas by toil of
Achaea's shields and spears�察�encircling Pergamus�察�the Phrygians' town��
with murderous war around her stone´built towers�察�dragging men's heads
backward to cut their throats�察�and sacking the citadel of Troy from
roof to base�察�a cause of many tears to maids and Priam's wife�察�and
Helen�察�the daughter of Zeus�察�shall weep in bitter grief�察�because she
left her lord。
Oh� �ne'er may there appear to me or to my children's children
the prospect which the wealthy Lydian dames and Phrygia's brides
will have�察�as at their looms they hold converse�此 �Say who will pluck
this fair blossom from her ruined country�察�tightening his grasp on
lovely tresses till the tears flow�拭�'Tis all through thee�察�the
offspring of the long´necked swan�察�if indeed it be a true report
that Leda bare thee to a winged bird�察�when Zeus transformed himself
thereto�察�or whether�察�in the pages of the poets�察�fables have carried
these tales to men's ears idly�察�out of season。;
Enter ACHILLES。
ACHILLES
Where in these tents is Achaea's general�拭�Which of his servants
will announce to him that Achilles�察�the son of Peleus�察�is at his gates
seeking him�拭�For this delay at the Euripus is not the same for all
of us�察�there be some�察�for instance�察�who�察�though still unwed�察�have left
their houses desolate and are idling here upon the beach�察�while others
are married and have children�察�so strange the longing for this
expedition that has fallen on their hearts by Heaven's will。 My own
just plea must I declare�察�and whoso else hath any wish will speak
for himself。 Though I have left Pharsalia and Peleus�察�still I linger
here by reason of these light breezes at the Euripus�察�restraining my
Myrmidons�察�while they are ever instant with me saying�察 �Why do we
tarry�察�Achilles�拭�how much longer must we count the days to the start
for Ilium�拭�do something�察�if thou art so minded�察�else lead home thy
men�察�and wait not for the tardy action of these Atridae。;
Enter CLYTAEMNESTRA。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
Hail to thee�察�son of the Nereid goddess� �I heard thy voice from
within the tent and therefore came forth。
ACHILLES
O modesty revered� �who can this lady be whom I behold�察�so richly
dowered with beauty's gifts��
CLYTAEMNESTRA
No wonder thou knowest me not�察�seeing I am one thou hast never
before set eyes on�察�I praise thy reverent address to modesty。
ACHILLES
Who art thou�察�and wherefore art thou come to the mustering of
the Danai´thou�察�a woman�察�to a fenced camp of men��
CLYTAEMNESTRA
The daughter of Leda I�察�my name Clytaemnestra�察�and my husband king
Agamemnon。
ACHILLES
Well and shortly answered on all important points� �but it ill
befits that I should stand talking to women。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
Stay�察�why seek to fly�拭�Give me thy hand�察�a prelude to a happy
marriage。
ACHILLES
What is it thou sayest�拭�I give thee my hand�拭�Were I to lay a
finger where I have no right�察�I could ne'er meet Agamemnon's eye。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
The best of rights hast thou�察�seeing it is my child thou wilt wed��
O son of the sea´goddess�察�whom Nereus begat。
ACHILLES
What wedding dost thou speak of�拭�words fail me�察�lady�察�can thy wits
have gone astray and art thou inventing this��
CLYTAEMNESTRA
All men are naturally shy in the presence of new relations�察�when
these remind them of their wedding。
ACHILLES
Lady�察�I have never wooed daughter of thine�察�nor have the sons of
Atreus ever mentioned marriage to me。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
What can it mean�拭�thy turn now to marvel at my words�察�for thine
are passing strange to me。
ACHILLES
Hazard a guess�察�that we can both do in this matter�察�for it may
be we are both correct in our statements。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
What� �have I suffered such indignity�拭�The marriage I am courting
has no reality�察�it seems�察�I am ashamed of it。
ACHILLES
Some one perhaps has made a mock of thee and me�察�pay no heed
thereto�察�make light of it。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
Farewell�察�I can no longer face thee with unfaltering eyes�察�after
being made a liar and suffering this indignity。
ACHILLES
'Tis ;farewell; too I bid thee�察�lady�察�and now I go within the tent
to seek thy husband。
ATTENDANT ��Calling through the tent´door��
Stranger of the race of Aeacus�察�stay awhile� �Ho there� �thee I
mean�察�O goddess´born�察�and thee�察�daughter of Leda。
ACHILLES
Who is it calling through the half´opened door�拭�what fear his
voice betrays��
ATTENDANT
A slave am I�察�of that I am not proud�察�for fortune permits it not。
ACHILLES
Whose slave art thou�拭�not mine�察�for mine and Agamemnon's goods are
separate。
ATTENDANT
I belong to this lady who stands before the tent�察�a gift to her
from Tyndareus her father。
ACHILLES
I am waiting�察�tell me�察�if thou art desirous�察�why thou hast
stayed me。
ATTENDANT
Are ye really all alone here at the door��
CLYTAEMNESTRA
To us alone wilt thou address thyself�察�come forth from the
king's tent。
ATTENDANT ��Coming out��
O Fortune and my own foresight�察�preserve whom I desire��
ACHILLES
That speech will save them´in the future�察�it has a certain pompous
air。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
Delay not for the sake of touching my right hand�察�if there is
aught that thou wouldst say to me。
ATTENDANT
Well�察�thou knowest my character and my devotion to thee and thy
children。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
I know thou hast grown old in the service of my house。
ATTENDANT
Likewise thou knowest it was in thy dowry king Agamemnon
received me。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
Yes�察�thou camest to Argos with me�察�and hast been mine this long
time past。
ATTENDANT
True�察�and though I bear thee all goodwill�察�I like not thy lord
so well。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
Come�察�come�察�unfold whate'er thou hast to say。
ATTENDANT
Her father�察�he that begat her�察�is on the point of slaying thy
daughter with his own hand。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
How�拭�Out upon thy story�察�old dotard� �thou art mad。
ATTENDANT
Severing with a sword the hapless maid's white throat。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
Ah�察�woe is me� �Is my husband haply mad��
ATTENDANT
Nay�察�sane�察�except where thou and thy daughter are concerned�察�there
he is mad。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
What is his reason�拭�what vengeful fiend impels him��
ATTENDANT
Oracles´at least so Calchas says�察�in order that the host may start
CLYTAEMNESTRA
Whither�拭�Woe is me�察�and woe is thee�察�thy father's destined victim��
ATTENDANT
To the halls of Dardanus�察�that Menelaus may recover Helen。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
So Helen's return then was fated to affect Iphigenia��
ATTENDANT
Thou knowest all�察�her father is about to offer thy child to
Artemis。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
But that marriage´what pretext had it for bringing me from home��
ATTENDANT
An inducement to thee to bring thy daughter cheerfully�察�to wed her
to Achilles。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
On a deadly errand art thou come�察�my daughter�察�both thou�察�and I��
thy mother。
ATTENDANT
Piteous the lot of both of you´and fearful Agamemnon's venture。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
Alas� �I am undone�察�my eyes can no longer stem their tears。
ATTENDANT
What more natural than to weep the loss of thy children��
CLYTAEMNESTRA
Whence�察�old man�察�dost say thou hadst this news��
ATTENDANT
I had started to carry thee a letter referring to the former
writing。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
Forbidding or combining to urge my bringing the child to her
death��
ATTENDANT
Nay�察�forbidding it�察�for thy lord was then in his sober senses。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
How comes it then�察�if thou wert really bringing me a letter��
that thou dost not now deliver into my hands��
ATTENDANT
Menelaus snatched it from me´he who caused this trouble。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
Dost thou hear that�察�son of Peleus�察�the Nereid's child��
ACHILLES
I have been listening to the tale of thy sufferings�察�and I am
indignant to think I was used as a tool。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
They will slay my child�察�they have tricked her with thy marriage。
ACHILLES
Like thee I blame thy lord�察�nor do I view it with mere
indifference。
CLYTAEMNESTRA
No longer will I let shame prevent my kneeling to thee�察�a mortal
to one goddess´born�察�why do I affect reserve�拭�whose interests should I
consult before my child's�拭。�Throwing herself before ACHILLES��
Oh� �help me�察�goddess´born�察�in my sore distress�察�and her that was
called thy bride´in vain�察�'tis true�察�yet called she was。 For thee it
was I wreathe
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