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CHORUS ��singing��
Ah� �fortune�察�fortune� �again and yet again the house is entering on
a fearful contest for the race of Atreus。
FIRST SEMI´CHORUS ��chanting��
What are we to do�拭�carry tidings to the town�察�or hold our peace��
SECOND SEMI´CHORUS ��chanting��
It is safer to keep silence�察�friends。
FIRST SEMI´CHORUS ��chanting��
Look�察�look at that sudden rush of smoke to the sky in front of the
palace�察�telling its tale in advance��
SECOND SEMI´CHORUS ��chanting��
They are kindling torches to fire the halls of Tantalus�察�they do
not shrink even from murder。
CHORUS ��singing��
God holds the issue in his hand�察�to give to mortal men what end he
will。 Some mighty power is his�察�it was through a vengeful fiend that
this family started on its career of murder�察�by hurling Myrtilus
from the chariot。
But lo� �I see Menelaus approaching the palace in hot haste�察�no
doubt he has heard what is happening here。 What ho� �within��
descendants of Atreus�察�make haste and secure the doors with bars。 A
man in luck is a dangerous adversary for luckless wretches like
thyself�察�Orestes。
��ORESTES and PYLADES appear on the roof�察�holding
HERMIONE。 MENELAUS and his attendants enter。��
MENELAUS
Strange news of violent deeds done by a pair of savages�察�men I
do not call them�察�has brought me hither。 What I heard was that my wife
was not killed after all�察�but had vanished out of sight�察�an idle
rumour doubtless�察�brought to me by some dupe of his own terror�察�a ruse
perhaps of the matricide to turn the laugh against me。
Throw wide the palace doors� �My orders to my servants are that
they force the doors�察�that I may rescue my child at any rate from
the hands of the murderers and recover my poor wife's corpse�察�that
dear partner whose slayers must die with her by my arm。
ORESTES ��from the roof��
Ho�察�fellow� �Keep thy fingers off those bolts�察�thou Menelaus�察�who
vauntest thyself so high�察�else will I tear off the ancient parapet��
the work of masons�察�and shatter thy skull with this coping´stone。
The doors are bolted and barred�察�which will prevent thy entrance to
the palace and thy eagerness to bring aid。
MENELAUS
Ha� �what now�拭�I see a blaze of torches and men standing at bay
on the house´top yonder�察�with a sword held at my daughter's throat。
ORESTES
Wouldst question me or hear me speak��
MENELAUS
Neither�察�but I suppose I must hear thee。
ORESTES
Well�察�if thou art anxious to know�察�I intend to slay thy daughter。
MENELAUS
After slaying Helen�察�art thou bent on adding another murder��
ORESTES
I would I had compassed that�察�instead of being duped by the gods��
MENELAUS
Dost thou deny having slain her�察�saying this out of wanton insult��
ORESTES
Yes�察�I do deny it to my sorrow。 Would God´
MENELAUS
Would God´what�拭�Thou provokest my fears。
ORESTES
I had hurled to Hades the pollution of Hellas��
MENELAUS
Surrender my wife's dead body�察�that I may bury her。
ORESTES
Ask the gods for her�察�but thy daughter I will slay。
MENELAUS
This matricide is bent on adding murder to murder。
ORESTES
This champion of his sire�察�betrayed by thee to death。
MENELAUS
Art thou not content with the stain of the mother's blood which is
on thee��
ORESTES
I should not grow tired if I had these wicked women to slay for
ever。
MENELAUS
Art thou too�察�Pylades�察�a partner in this bloody work��
ORESTES
His silence says he is�察�so my saying it will suffice。
MENELAUS
Not without thy ruing it�察�unless thou take wings and fly。
ORESTES
Fly we never will�察�but will fire the palace。
MENELAUS
What� �wilt thou destroy the home of thy ancestors��
ORESTES
To prevent thee getting it I will�察�offering this maid in sacrifice
upon its flames。
MENELAUS
Kill her�察�for thou wilt be punished by me for such a murder。
ORESTES
Agreed。
MENELAUS
No�察�no� �refrain��
ORESTES
Silence� �thy sufferings are just�察�endure them。
MENELAUS
Pray�察�is it just that thou shouldst live��
ORESTES
And rule a kingdom�察�yes。
MENELAUS
A kingdom´where��
ORESTES
Here in Pelasgian Argos。
MENELAUS
Thou art so well qualified to handle sacred water��
ORESTES
And�察�pray�察�why not��
MENELAUS
And to slay victims before battle��
ORESTES
Well�察�art thou��
MENELAUS
Yes�察�my hands are clean。
ORESTES
But not thy heart。
MENELAUS
Who would speak to thee��
ORESTES
Every man that loves his father。
MENELAUS
And the man who honours his mother��
ORESTES
He's a happy man。
MENELAUS
Thou didst not honour thine�察�at any rate。
ORESTES
No�察�for I delight not in your wicked women。
MENELAUS
Remove that sword from my daughter's throat。
ORESTES
Thou art wrong。
MENELAUS
What� �wilt slay her��
ORESTES
Right once more。
MENELAUS
Ah me� �what can I do��
ORESTES
Go to the Argives and persuade them´
MENELAUS
To what��
ORESTES
Entreat the city that we may not die。
MENELAUS
Otherwise�察�will ye slay my child��
ORESTES
That is the alternative。
MENELAUS
Alas for thee�察�Helen��
ORESTES
And is it not ;alas� ─�for me��
MENELAUS
I brought her back from Troy only for thee to butcher。
ORESTES
Would I had��
MENELAUS
After troubles innumerable。
ORESTES
Except where I was concerned。
MENELAUS
Dread treatment mine��
ORESTES
The reason being thy refusal to help me then��
MENELAUS
Thou hast me。
ORESTES
Thy own cowardice has。 ��Calling from the roof to ELECTRA�� Ho
there� �fire the palace from beneath�察�Electra�察�and�察�Pylades�察�my
trusty friend�察�kindle the parapet of yonder walls。 ��The palace is seen
to be ablaze。��
MENELAUS
Help�察�help�察�ye Danai� �gird on your harness and come�察�ye dwellers
in knightly Argos� �for here is a fellow trying to wrest his life
from your whole city�察�though he has caused pollution by shedding his
mother's blood。
��APOLLO appears from above with HELEN。��
APOLLO
Menelaus�察�calm thy excited mood�察�I am Phoebus�察�the son of
Latona�察�who draw nigh to call thee by name�察�and thou no less�察�Orestes��
who�察�sword in hand�察�art keeping guard on yonder maid�察�that thou
mayst hear what have come to say。 Helen�察�whom all thy eagerness failed
to destroy�察�when thou wert seeking to anger Menelaus�察�is here as ye
see in the enfolding air�察�rescued from death instead of slain by thee。
'Twas I that saved her and snatched her from beneath thy sword at
the bidding of her father Zeus�察�for she his child must put on
immortality�察�and take her place with Castor and Polydeuces in the
bosom of the sky�察�a saviour to mariners。 Choose thee then another
bride and take her to thy home�察�for the gods by means of Helen's
loveliness embroiled Troy and Hellas�察�causing death thereby�察�that they
might lighten mother Earth of the outrage done her by the increase
of man's number。 Such is Helen's end。
But as for thee�察�Orestes�察�thou must cross the frontier of this
land and dwell for one whole year on Parrhasian soil�察�which from thy
flight thither shall be called the land of Orestes by Azanians and
Arcadians�察�and when thou returnest thence to the city of Athens��
submit to be brought to trial by ;the Avenging Three; for thy mother's
murder�察�for the gods will be umpires between you and will pass a
most righteous sentence on thee upon the hill of Ares�察�where thou
art to win thy case。 Likewise�察�it is ordained�察�Orestes�察�that thou
shalt wed Hermione�察�at whose neck thou art pointing thy sword��
Neoptolemus shall never marry her�察�though he thinks he will�察�for his
death is fated to o'ertake him by a Delphian sword�察�when he claims
satisfaction of me for the death of his father Achilles。 Bestow thy
sister's hand on Pylades�察�to whom thou didst formerly promise her�察�the
life awaiting him henceforth is one of bliss。
Menelaus�察�leave Orestes to rule Argos�察�go thou and reign oer
Sparta�察�keeping it as the dowry of a wife�察�who till this day ne'er
ceased exposing thee to toils innumerable。 Between Orestes and the
citizens�察�I�察�who forced his mother's murder on him�察�will bring about a
reconciliation。
ORESTES
Hail to thee�察�prophetic Loxias�察�for these thy utterances� �Thou art
not a lying prophet after all�察�but a true seer�察�and yet there came a
dreadful thought into my heart that it was some fiend I had listened
to�察�when seemed to hear thy voice�察�but all is ending well�察�and I
obey thy word。 There� �I release Hermione from a violent death and
agree to make her my wife whenever her father gives consent。
MENELAUS
All hail�察�Helen�察�daughter of Zeus� �I wish thee joy of thy home
in heaven's happy courts。 To thee�察�Orestes�察�I betroth my daughter
according to the word of Phoebus�察�and good luck attend thee�察�a noble
wooer nobly wived�察�and me the parent of thy bride��
APOLLO
Repair each one to the place appointed by me�察�reconcile all
strife。
MENELAUS
Obedience is a duty。
ORESTES
I think thus also�察�Menelaus�察�so here I make a truce with sorrow
and with thy oracles�察�O Loxias。
APOLLO ��chanting��
Go your ways�察�and honour Peace�察�most fair of goddesses�察�I��
meantime�察�will escort Helen to the mansions of Zeus�察�soon as I reach
the star´lit firmament。 There�察�seated side by side with Hera and Hebe��
the bride of Heracles�察�she shall be honoured by men with
drink´offerings as a goddess for ever�察�sharing with those Zeus´born
sons of Tyndareus their empire o'er the sea�察�for the good of mariners。
��APOLLO and HELEN vanish。��
CHORUS ��chanting��
Hail� �majestic Victory�察�still in thy keeping hold my life and
ne'er withhold the crown��
´THE END´
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