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embrace�察�as if 'twere well with them�察�when I heard a mariner relate
the murder of the daughter of Tyndareus。 Tell me then�察�good girls��
where to find the son of Agamemnon�察�the daring author of that
fearful crime�察�for he was but a babe in Clytemnestra's arms that day I
left my home to go to Troy�察�so that I should not recognize him�察�e'en
were I to see him。
  ORESTES ��staggering towards him from the couch��
    Behold the object of thy inquiry�察�Menelaus�察�this is Orestes。 To
the will I of mine own accord relate my sufferings。 But as the prelude
to my speech I clasp thy knees in suppliant wise�察�seeking thus to
tie to thee the prayer of lips that lack the suppliant's bough�察�save
me�察�for thou art arrived at the very crisis of my trouble。
  MENELAUS
    Ye gods� �what do I see�拭�what death's´head greets my sight��
  ORESTES
    Thou art right�察�I am dead through misery�察�though I still gaze upon
the sun。
  MENELAUS
    How wild the look thy unkempt hair gives thee�察�poor wretch��
  ORESTES
    'Tis not my looks�察�but my deeds that torture me。
  MENELAUS
    How terribly thy tearless eyeballs glare��
  ORESTES
    My body is vanished and gone�察�though my name hath not yet deserted
me。
  MENELAUS
    Unsightly apparition�察�so different from what I expected��
  ORESTES
    In me behold a man that hath slain his hapless mother。
  MENELAUS
    I have heard all�察�be chary of thy tale of woe。
  ORESTES
    I will�察�but the deity is lavish of woe to me。
  MENELAUS
    What ails thee�拭�what is thy deadly sickness��
  ORESTES
    My conscience�察�I know that I am guilty of an awful crime。
  MENELAUS
    Explain thyself�察�wisdom is shown in clearness�察�not in obscurity。
  ORESTES
    'Tis grief that is my chief complaint。
  MENELAUS
    True�察�she is a goddess dire�察�yet are there cures for her。
  ORESTES
    Mad transports too�察�and the vengeance due to a mother's blood。
  MENELAUS
    When did thy fit begin�拭�which day was it��
  ORESTES
    On the day I was heaping the mound o'er my poor mother's grave��
  MENELAUS
    When thou wast in the house�察�or watching by the pyre��
  ORESTES
    As I was waiting by night to gather up her bones。
  CHORUS
    What news�察�slave of Helen�察�creature from Ida��
  PHRYGIAN
    Ah me for Ilium�察�for Ilium�察�the city of Phrygia�察�and for Ida's
holy hill with fruitful soil� �in foreign accents hear me raise a
plaintive strain over thee�察�whose ruin luckless Helen caused�察�that
lovely child whom Leda bore to a feathered swan�察�to be a curse to
Apollo's towers of polished stone。 Ah� �well´a´day� �woe to Dardania for
the wailings wrung from it by the steeds that bought his minion
Ganymede for Zeus。
  CHORUS
    Tell us plainly exactly what happened in the house�察�for till now
have been guessing at what I do not clearly understand。
  PHRYGIAN
    ;Ah�察�for Linus� �woe is him� ─�That is what barbarians say in
their eastern tongue as a prelude to the dirge of death�察�whene'er
royal blood is spilt upon the ground by deadly iron blades。
    To tell thee exactly what happened�此�there came into the palace two
lion´like men of Hellas�察�twins in nature�察�your famous chief was sire
of one�察�'twas said�察�the other was the son of Strophius�察�a crafty knave
was he�察�like to Odysseus�察�subtle�察�silent�察�but staunch to his
friends�察�daring enough for any valiant deed�察�versed in war and
blood´thirsty as a serpent。 Ruin seize him for his quiet plotting�察�the
villain��
    In they came�察�their eyes bedimmed with tears�察�and took their seats
in all humility near the chair of the lady whom Paris the archer
once wedded�察�one on this side�察�one on that�察�to right and left�察�with
weapons on them�察�and both threw their suppliant arms round the knees
of Helen�察�whereon her Phrygian servants started to their feet in
wild alarm�察�each in his terror calling to his fellow�察 �Beware of
treachery� ─�To some there seemed no cause�察�but others thought that the
viper who had slain his mother�察�was entangling the daughter of
Tyndareus in the toils of his snare。
  CHORUS
    And where wert thou the while�拭�fled long before in terror��
  PHRYGIAN
    It happened that I�察�in Phrygian style�察�was wafting the breeze past
Helen's curls with a round feather´fan�察�stationed before her face�察�and
she the while�察�as eastern ladies use�察�was twisting flax on her distaff
with her fingers�察�but letting her yarn fall on the floor�察�for she
was minded to embroider purple raiment as an offering from the
Trojan spoils�察�a gift for Clytemnestra at her tomb。
    Then to the Spartan maid Orestes spake�察 �Daughter of Zeus�察�quit
thy chair and cross the floor to a seat at the old altar of Pelops��
our ancestor�察�to hear something I have to say。; Therewith he led the
way and she followed�察�little guessing his designs。 Meantime his
accomplice�察�the Phocian miscreant�察�was off on other business。 ;Out
of my way� �Well�察�Phrygians always were cowards。; So he shut them up in
different parts of the house�察�some in the stables�察�others in private
chambers�察�one here�察�one there�察�disposing of them severally at a
distance from their mistress。
  CHORUS
    What happened next��
  PHRYGIAN
    Mother of Ida�察�mighty parent� �Oh� �the murderous scenes and lawless
wickedness that I witnessed in the royal palace� �They drew forth
swords from under their purple cloaks�察�each darting his eye all
round him in either direction to see that none was near�察�and then��
like boars that range the hills�察�they stood at bay before her�察�crying��
;Thou must die�察�it is thy craven husband that will slay thee��
because he betrayed his brother's son to death in Argos。; But she with
piercing screams brought down her snow´white arm upon her bosom and
loudly smote on her poor head�察�then turned her steps in flight�察�shod
in her golden shoon�察�but Orestes�察�outstripping her slippered feet��
clutched his fingers in her hair and bending back her neck on to her
left shoulder was on the point of driving the grim steel into her
throat。
  CHORUS
    Where were those Phrygians in the house to help her then��
  PHRYGIAN
    With a loud cry we battered down the doors and doorposts of the
rooms we had been penned in�察�by means of bars�察�and ran to her
assistance from every direction�察�one arming himself with stones��
another with javelins�察�a third having a drawn sword�察�but Pylades
came to meet us�察�all undaunted�察�like Hector of Troy or Ajax
triple´plumed�察�as I saw him on the threshold of Priam's palace�察�and we
met point to point。 But then it became most manifest how inferior we
Phrygians were to the warriors of Hellas in martial prowess。 There was
one man flying�察�another slain�察�a third wounded�察�yet another craving
mercy to stave off death�察�but we escaped under cover of the
darkness�此�while some were falling�察�others staggering�察�and some laid
low in death。 And just as her unhappy mother sunk to the ground to
die�察�came luckless Hermione to the palace�察�whereon those twain�察�like
Bacchanals when they drop their wands and seize a mountain´cub�察�rushed
and seized her�察�then turned again to the daughter of Zeus to slay her��
but lo� �she had vanished from the room�察�passing right through the
house by magic spells or wizards'arts or heavenly fraud�察�O Zeus and
earth�察�O day and night��
    What happened afterwards I know not�察�for I stole out of the palace
and ran away。 So Menelaus went through all his toil and trouble to
recover his wife Helen from Troy to no purpose。
                                   ��ORESTES comes out of the palace。��
  LEADER OF THE CHORUS
    Behold another strange sight succeeding its predecessors�察�I see
Orestes sword in hand before the palace�察�advancing with excited steps。
  ORESTES
    Where is he who fled from the palace to escape my sword��
  PHRYGIAN ��falling at the feet Of ORESTES��
    Before thee I prostrate myself�察�O prince�察�and do obeisance in my
foreign way。
  ORESTES
    'Tis not Ilium that is now the scene�察�but the land of Argos。
  PHRYGIAN
    No matter where�察�the wise love life more than death。
  ORESTES
    I suppose that shouting of thine was not for Menelaus to come to
the rescue��
  PHRYGIAN
    Oh no� �it was to help thee I called out�察�for thou art more
deserving。
  ORESTES
    Was it a just fate that overtook the daughter of Tyndareus��
  PHRYGIAN
    Most just�察�though she had had throats to die with。
  ORESTES
    Thy cowardice makes thee glib�察�these are not thy real sentiments。
  PHRYGIAN
    Why�察�surely she deserved it for the havoc she made of Hellas as
well as Troy��
  ORESTES
    Swear thou art not saying this to humour me�察�or I will slay thee。
  PHRYGIAN
    By my life I swear�察�an oath likely to be true in my case。
  ORESTES
    Did every Phrygian in Troy show the same terror of steel as thou
dost��
  PHRYGIAN
    Oh�察�take thy sword away� �held so near it throws a horrid gleam
of blood。
  ORESTES
    Art thou afraid of being turned to a stone�察�as if it were a Gorgon
thou seest��
  PHRYGIAN
    To a stone�察�no� �but to a corpse�察�that Gorgon's head is not
within my ken。
  ORESTES
    A slave�察�and so fearful of death�察�which will release thee from
trouble��
  PHRYGIAN
    Bond or free�察�every one is glad to gaze upon the light。
  ORESTES
    Well said� �thy shrewdness saves thee�察�go within。
  PHRYGIAN
    Thou wilt not kill me after all��
  ORESTES
    Thou art spared��
  PHRYGIAN
    O gracious words��
  ORESTES
    Come�察�I shall change my mind´
  PHRYGIAN
    Ill´omened utterance��
  ORESTES
    Thou fool dost think I could endure to plunge my sword in throat
of thine�察�thou that neither art woman nor amongst men hast any
place�拭�The reason I left the palace was to gag thy noisy tongue�察�for
Argos is quickly roused�察�once it hears a cry to the rescue。 As for
Menelaus�察�we are not afraid of measuring swords with him�察�no� �he may
go upon his way proud of the golden ringlets on his shoulders�察�for if��
to avenge the slaying of Helen�察�he gathers the Argives and leads
them against the palace�察�refusing to attempt the rescue of me�察�my
sister�察�and Pylades my fellow´conspirator�察�he shall have two corpses
to behold�察�his daughter's as well as his wife's。

       ��The PHRYGIAN departs as ORESTES re´enters the palace。��

  CHORUS ��singing��
    Ah� �fortune�察�fortune� �again and yet again the house is entering on
a fearful contest for the race o
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