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  HECUBA

    Even so�察�soon as ever he heard of the Phrygians' disaster。

  AGAMEMNON

    Where didst find him�拭�or did some one bring his corpse��

  HECUBA

    This maid�察�who chanced upon it on the sea´shore。

  AGAMEMNON

    Was she seeking it�察�or bent on other tasks��

  HECUBA

    She had gone to fetch water from the sea to wash Polyxena。

  AGAMEMNON

    It seems then his host slew him and cast his body out to sea。

  HECUBA

    Aye�察�for the waves to toss�察�after mangling him thus。

  AGAMEMNON

    Woe is thee for thy measureless troubles��

  HECUBA

    I am ruined�察�no evil now is left�察�O Agamemnon。

  AGAMEMNON

    Look you� �what woman was ever born to such misfortune��

  HECUBA

    There is none�察�unless thou wouldst name misfortune herself。 But

hear my reason for throwing myself at thy knees。 If my treatment seems

to thee deserved�察�I will be content�察�but�察�if otherwise�察�help me to

punish this most godless host�察�that hath wrought a deed most damned��

fearless alike of gods in heaven or hell�察�who�察�though full oft he

had shared my board and been counted first of all my guest´friends and

after meeting with every kindness he could claim and receiving my

consideration�察�slew my son�察�and bent though he was on murder��

deigned not to bury him but cast his body forth to sea。

    I may be a slave and weak as well�察�but the gods are strong�察�and

custom too which prevails o'er them�察�for by custom it is that we

believe in them and set up bounds of right and wrong for our lives。

Now if this principle�察�when referred to thee�察�is to be set at

naught�察�and they are to escape punishment who murder guests or dare to

plunder the temples of gods�察�then is all fairness in things human at

an end。 Deem this then a disgrace and show regard for me�察�have pity on

me�察�and�察�like an artist standing back from his picture�察�look on me and

closely scan my piteous state。 I was once queen�察�but now I am thy

slave�察�a happy mother once�察�but now childless and old alike�察�reft of

city�察�utterly forlorn�察�the most wretched woman living。 Ah� �woe is

me� �whither wouldst thou withdraw thy steps from me�拭。�as AGAMEMNON

is turning away�� My efforts then will be in vain�察�ah me� �ah me� �Why��

oh� �why do we mortals toil�察�as needs we must�察�and seek out all other

sciences�察�but persuasion�察�the only real mistress of mankind�察�we take

no furthur pains to master completely by offering to pay for the

knowledge�察�so that any man might upon occasion convince his fellows as

he pleased and gain his point as well�拭�How shall anyone hereafter hope

for prosperity�拭�All those my sons are gone from me�察�and I�察�their

mother�察�am led away into captivity to suffer shame�察�while yonder I see

the smoke leaping up o'er my city。 Further´though perhaps this were

idly urged�察�to plead thy love�察�still will I put the case�此�at thy

side lies my daughter�察�Cassandra�察�the maid inspired�察�as the

Phrygians call her。 How then�察�king�察�wilt thou acknowledge those nights

of rapture�察�or what return shall she my daughter or I her mother

have for all the love she has lavished on her lord�拭�For from

darkness and the endearments of the night mortals reap by far their

keenest joys。 Hearken then�察�dost see this corpse�拭�By doing him a

service thou wilt do it to a kinsman of thy bride's。 One thing only

have I yet to urge。 Oh� �would I had a voice in arms�察�in hands�察�in hair

and feet�察�placed there by the arts of Daedalus or some god�察�that all

together they might with tears embrace thy knees�察�bringing a

thousand pleas to bear on thee� �O my lord and master�察�most glorious

light of Hellas�察�listen�察�stretch forth a helping hand to this aged

woman�察�for all she is a thing of naught�察�still do so。 For 'tis ever

a good man's duty to succour the right�察�and to punish evil´doers

wherever found。

  LEADER

    'Tis strange how each extreme doth meet in human life� �Custom

determines even our natural ties�察�making the most bitter foes friends��

and regarding as foes those who formerly were friends。

  AGAMEMNON

    Hecuba�察�I feel compassion for thee and thy son and thy

ill´fortune�察�as well as for thy suppliant gesture�察�and I would

gladly see yon impious host pay thee this forfeit for the sake of

heaven and justice�察�could I but find some way to help thee without

appearing to the army to have plotted the death of the Thracian king

for Cassandra's sake。 For on one point I am assailed by perplexity��

the army count this man their friend�察�the dead their foe�察�that he is

dear to thee is a matter apart�察�wherein the army has no share。 Reflect

on this�察�for though thou find'st me ready to share thy toil and

quick to lend my aid�察�yet the risk of being reproached by the Achaeans

makes me hesitate。

  HECUBA

    Ah� �there is not in the world a single man free�察�for he is

either a slave to money or to fortune�察�or else the people in their

thousands or the fear of public prosecution prevents him from

following the dictates of his heart。

    But since thou art afraid�察�deferring too much to the rabble�察�I

will rid thee of that fear。 Thus�察�be privy to my plot if I devise

mischief against this murderer�察�but refrain from any share in it。

And if there break out among the Achaeans any uproar or attempt at

rescue�察�when the Thracian is suffering his doom�察�check it�察�though

without seeming to do so for my sake。 For what remains�察�take heart��

I will arrange everything well。

  AGAMEMNON

    How�拭�what wilt thou do�拭�wilt take a sword in thy old hand and slay

the barbarian�察�or hast thou drugs or what to help thee�拭�Who will

take thy part�拭�whence wilt thou procure friends��

  HECUBA

    Sheltered beneath these tents is a host of Trojan women。

  AGAMEMNON

    Dost mean the captives�察�the booty of the Hellenes��

  HECUBA

    With their help will I punish my murderous foe。

  AGAMEMNON

    How are women to master men��

  HECUBA

    Numbers are a fearful thing�察�and joined to craft a desperate foe。

  AGAMEMNON

    True�察�still I have a mean opinion of the female race。

  HECUBA

    What�拭�did not women slay the sons of Aegyptus�察�and utterly clear

Lemnos of men�拭�But let it be even thus�察�put an end to our

conference�察�and send this woman for me safely through the host。 And do

thou ��To servant�� draw near my Thracian friend and say�察 �Hecuba��

once queen of Ilium�察�summons thee�察�on thy own business no less than

hers�察�thy children too�察�for they also must hear what she has to

say。; ��The servant goes out。�� Defer awhile�察�Agamemnon�察�the burial of

Polyxena lately slain�察�that brother and sister may be laid on the same

pyre and buried side by side�察�a double cause of sorrow to their

mother。

  AGAMEMNON

    So shall it be�察�yet had the host been able to sail�察�I could not

have granted thee this boon�察�but�察�as it is�察�since the god sends

forth no favouring breeze�察�we needs must abide�察�seeing�察�as we do�察�that

sailing cannot be。 Good luck to thee� �for this is the interest alike

of citizen and state�察�that the wrong´doer be punished and the good man

prosper。



        ��AGAMEMNON departs as HECUBA withdraws into the tent。��



  CHORUS ��singing��



                                                            strophe 1



    No more�察�my native Ilium�察�shalt thou be counted among the towns

ne'er sacked�察�so thick a cloud of Hellene troops is settling all

around�察�wasting thee with the spear�察�shorn art thou of thy coronal

of towers�察�and fouled most piteously with filthy soot�察�no more�察�ah me��

shall tread thy streets。



                                                        antistrophe 1



    'Twas in the middle of the night my ruin came�察�in the hour when

sleep steals sweetly o'er the eyes after the feast is done。 My

husband�察�the music o'er�察�and the sacrifice that sets the dance afoot

now ended�察�was lying in our bridal´chamber�察�his spear hung on a peg��

with never a thought of the sailor´throng encamped upon the Trojan

shores��



                                                            strophe 2



    and I was braiding my tresses 'neath a tight´drawn snood before my

golden mirror's countless rays�察�that I might lay me down to rest�察�when

lo� �through the city rose a din�察�and a cry went ringing down the

streets of Troy�察 �Ye sons of Hellas�察�when�察�oh� �when will ye sack the

citadel of Ilium�察�and seek your homes�拭�



                                                        antistrophe 2



    Up sprang I from my bed�察�with only a mantle about me�察�like

Dorian maid�察�and sought in vain�察�ah me� �to station myself at the

holy hearth of Artemis�察�for�察�after seeing my husband slain�察�I was

hurried away o'er the broad sea�察�with many a backward look at my city��

when the ship began her homeward voyage and parted me from Ilium's

strand�察�till alas� �for very grief I fainted��



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    cursing Helen the sister of the Dioscuri�察�and Paris the baleful

shepherd of Ida�察�for 'twas their marriage�察�which was no marriage but a

curse by some demon sent�察�that robbed me of my country and drove me

from my home。 Oh� �may the sea's salt flood neer carry her home

again�察�and may she never set foot in her father's halls��



          ��HECUBA comes out of the tent as POLYMESTOR��

                his children and guards enter。��



  POLYMESTOR

    My dear friend Priam�察�and thou no less�察�Hecuba�察�I weep to see thee

and thy city thus�察�and thy daughter lately slain。 Alas� �there is

naught to be relied on�察�fair fame is insecure�察�nor is there any

guarantee that weal will not be turned to woe。 For the gods confound

our fortunes�察�tossing them to and fro�察�and introduce confusion�察�that

our perplexity may make us worship them。 But what boots it to bemoan

these things�察�when it brings one no nearer to heading the trouble��

If thou art blaming me at all for my absence�察�stay a moment�察�I was

away in the very heart of Thrace when thou wast brought hither�察�but on

my return�察�just as I was starting from my home for the same purpose��

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