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weep�察�with grief on grief and tear on tear。 All this hath Ilium

suffered and mothers have lost their children�察�and virgin sisters of

the slain have cut off their tresses by the swollen tide of Phrygian

Scamander。 And the land of Hellas hath lifted her voice of woe and

broken forth in wailing�察�smiting on her head�察�and making tender cheeks

to stream with gore beneath the rending nail。 Ah blest maid

Callisto�察�who long ago in Arcady didst find favour with Zeus�察�in the

semblance of beast four´footed�察�how much happier was thy lot than my

mother's�察�for thou hast changed the burden of thy grief and now with

savage eye art weeping o'er thy shaggy monster´shape�察�aye�察�and hers

was a happier lot�察�whom on a day Artemis drove from her choir�察�changed

to a hind with horns of gold�察�the fair Titanian maid�察�daughter of

Merops�察�because of her beauty�察�but my fair form hath proved the

curse of Dardan Troy and doomed Achaea's sons。



    ��HELEN and the CHORUS go into the palace。 After the doors have

closed upon them�察�MENELAUS enters。 He is alone and clad in rags。��



  MENELAUS

    Ah� �Pelops�察�easy victor long ago o'er thy rival Oenomaus in the

chariot´race on Pisa's plain�察�would thou hadst ended thy career

amongst the gods that day thou wert beguiled into making a banquet for

them�察�or ever thou hadst begotten my father Atreus�察�to whom were

born by Aerope his wife�察�Agamemnon and myself Menelaus�察�an illustrious

pair�察�and herein I make no idle boast�察�for 'twas a mighty host�察�I

trow�察�that I their leader carried o'er the sea to Troy�察�using no

violence to make them follow me�察�but leading all the chivalry of

Hellas by voluntary consent。 And some of these must we number 'mid the

slain�察�and some to their joy have 'scaped the sea�察�bearing to their

homes again names long reckoned dead。 But I�察�poor wretch�察�go wandering

o'er grey Ocean's swell a weary space�察�long as that which saw me

sick the towers of Ilium�察�and for all my longing to reach my country I

am not counted worthy of this boon by heaven�察�but to Libya's desert

cheerless roadsteads have I sailed�察�to each and all of them�察�and

whensoe'er I draw me near my native land�察�the storm´wind drives me

back again�察�and never yet have favouring breezes filled my sails�察�to

let me reach my fatherland。 And now a wretched�察�shipwrecked mariner��

my friends all lost�察�am I cast up upon this shore�察�and my ship is

shattered in a thousand pieces against the rocks�察�and its keel was

wrested from its cunning fastenings�察�thereon did I with difficulty

escape�察�most unexpectedly�察�and Helen also�察�for her had I rescued

from Troy and had with me。 But the name of this country and its people

I know not�察�for I blushed to mingle with the crowd to question them��

anxious for very shame to hide my misfortunes which reduce me to these

sorry rags。 For when a man of high degree meets with adversity�察�he

feels the strangeness of his fallen state more keenly than a

sufferer of long standing。 Dire want is wasting me�察�for I have neither

food�察�nor raiment to gird myself withal�察�behold the facts before you

to judge from´I am clad in tatters cast up from the ship�察�while all

the robes I once did wear�察�glorious attire and ornaments�察�bath the sea

swallowed�察�and in a cavern's deep recesses have I hidden my wife��

the cause of all my trouble�察�and have come hither�察�after straitly

charging the survivors of my friends to watch her。 Alone am I come��

seeking for those there left some help�察�if haply I may find it after

careful search。 So when I saw this palace girt with towering walls and

stately gates of some prosperous lord�察�I drew nigh�察�for I have hope to

obtain somewhat for my sailors from this wealthy house�察�whereas from

houses which have no store�察�the inmates for all their goodwill could

furnish naught。 Ho� �there�察�who keeps the gate and will come forth to

bear my tale of woe into the house��

          ��A PORTRESS comes out of the palace in answer to his call。��



  PORTRESS

    Who stands before the door�拭�Begone from the housel stand not at

the court´yard gate�察�annoying my masters� �otherwise shalt thou die��

for thou art a Hellene born。 and with them have we no dealings。

  MENELAUS

    Mother�察�herein sayest thou rightly on all points。 'Tis well�察�I

will obey�察�but moderate thy words。

  PORTRESS

    Away� �stranger�察�my orders are to admit no Hellene to this palace。

  MENELAUS

    Ha� �do not seek to push me hence�察�or thrust me away by violence。

  PORTRESS

    Thou dost not heed my words�察�and therefore hast thyself to blame。

  MENELAUS

    Carry my message to thy master in the palace。

  PORTRESS

    Some one would rue it�察�methinks�察�were I to take thy message。

  MENELAUS

    I come as a shipwrecked man and a stranger�察�whom heaven protects。

  PORTRESS

    Well�察�get thee to some other house than this。

  MENELAUS

    Nay�察�but I will pass into the house�察�so listen to me。

  PORTRESS

    Let me tell thee thou art unwelcome�察�and soon wilt be forcibly

ejected。

  MENELAUS

    Ah me� �where are now those famous troops of mine��

  PORTRESS

    Elsewhere maybe thou wert a mighty man�察�thou art not here。

  MENELAUS

    O fortune� �I have not deserved such insult。

  PORTRESS

    Why are thy eyes with tear´drops wet�拭�Why so sad��

  MENELAUS

    'Tis the contrast with my fortunes erst so blest。

  PORTRESS

    Hence� �then�察�and give thy friends those tears。

  MENELAUS

    What land is this�拭�whose is the palace��

  PORTRESS

    Proteus lives here。 It is the land of Egypt。

  MENELAUS

    Egypt�拭�Woe is me� �to think that hither I have sailed��

  PORTRESS

    Pray�察�what fault hast thou to find with the race of Nile��

  MENELAUS

    'Twas no fault I found�察�my own disasters I lament。

  PORTRESS

    There be plenty in evil case�察�thou art not the only one。

  MENELAUS

    Is the king�察�of whom thou speakest�察�here within��

  PORTRESS

    There is his tomb�察�his son rules in his stead。

  MENELAUS

    And where may he be�拭�abroad�察�or in the house��

  PORTRESS

    He is not within。 To Hellas is he a bitter foe。

  MENELAUS

    His reason�察�pray�察�for this enmity�拭�the results whereof I have

experienced。

  PORTRESS

    Beneath this roof dwells the daughter of Zeus�察�Helen。

  MENELAUS

    What mean'st thou�拭�what is it thou hast said�拭�Repeat�察�I pray�察�thy

    words。

  PORTRESS

    The daughter of Tyndareus is here�察�who erst in Sparta dwelt。

  MENELAUS

    Whence came she�拭�What means this business��

  PORTRESS

    She came from Lacedaemon hither。

  MENELAUS

    When�拭�Surely I have never been robbed of my wife from the cave��

  PORTRESS

    Before the Achaeans went to Troy�察�sir stranger。 But get thee

hence�察�for somewhat hath chanced within�察�whereat the whole palace is

in an uproar。 Thou comest most unseasonably�察�and if my master catch

thee�察�death will be thy stranger's gift。 This say I�察�because to Hellas

I am well disposed�察�albeit I gave thee harsh answers for fear of my

master。

                            ��The PORTRESS goes back into the palace。��

  MENELAUS

    What can I think or say�拭�For after my previous troubles�察�this is a

fresh piece of ill´luck I hear�察�if�察�indeed�察�after recovering my wife

from Troy and bringing her hither�察�and putting her for safety in the

cave�察�I am then to find another woman living here with the same name

as my wife。 She called her the begotten child of Zeus。 Can there be

a man that hath the name of Zeus by the banks of Nile�拭�The Zeus of

heaven is only one�察�at any rate。 Where is there a Sparta in the

world save where Eurotas glides between his reedy banks�拭�The name of

Tyndareus is the name of one alone。 Is there any land of the same name

as Lacedaemon or Troy�拭�I know not what to say�察�for naturally there are

many in the wide world that have the same names�察�cities and women too��

there is nothing�察�then�察�to marvel at。 Nor yet again will I fly from

the alarm a servant raises�察�for there is none so cruel of heart as

to refuse me food when once he hears my name。 All have heard of

Ilium's burning�察�and I�察�that set it ablaze�察�am famous now throughout

the world�察�I�察�Menelaus。 I therefore wait the master of this house。

There are two issues I must watch�察�if he prove somewhat stern of

heart�察�I will to my wreck and there conceal myself�察�but if he show any

sign of pity�察�I will ask for help in this my present strait。 This is

the crowning woe in all my misery�察�to beg the means of life from other

princes�察�prince though I be myself�察�still needs must I。 Yea�察�this is

no saying of mine�察�but a word of wisdom�察 �Naught in might exceedeth

dread necessity。;



    ��HELEN and the CHORUS enter from the palace。 They do not notice

MENELAUS。��



  CHORUS ��singing��

    I have heard the voice of the maiden inspired。 Clear is the answer

she hath vouchsafed within yon palace�察�declaring that Menelaus is

not yet dead and buried�察�passed to the land of shades�察�where

darkness takes the place of light�察�but on the stormy main is wearing

out his life�察�nor yet hath reached the haven of his country�察�a

wanderer dragging out a piteous existence�察�reft of every friend��

setting foot in every corner of the world�察�as he voyageth home from

Troy。

  HELEN

    Lo� �once again I seek the shelter of this tomb�察�with Theonoe's

sweet tidings in my ears�察�she that knoweth all things of a truth��

for she saith my lord is yet alive and in the light of day�察�albeit

he is roaming to and fro after many a weary voyage�察�and hither shall

he come whenso he reach the limit of his toils�察�no novice in the

wanderer's life。 But one thing did she leave unsaid。 Is he to escape

when he hath come�拭�And I refrained from asking that question

clearly�察�so glad was I when she told me he was safe。 For she said that

he was somewhere nigh this shore�察�cast up by shipwreck with a

handful of friends。 Ah� �when shall I see thee come�拭�How welcome will

thy advent be� 。�She catches sight of MENELAUS。�� Ha� �who is this�拭�Am

I being snared by some trick of Proteu

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