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  MESSENGER

    How so�拭�was it then for this we vainly toiled��

  MENELAUS

    'Twas Hera's handiwork�察�and the jealousy of three goddesses。

  MESSENGER

    Is this real woman�察�then�察�thy wife��

  MENELAUS

    This is she�察�trust my word for that。

  MESSENGER

    Daughter�察�how changeful and inscrutable is the nature of God� �With

some good end doth he vary men's fortune´now up�察�now down�察�one

suffers�察�another who ne'er knew suffering�察�is in his turn to awful

ruin brought�察�having no assurance in his lot from day to day。 Thou and

thy husband have had your share of trouble´thou in what the world

has said�察�he in battle's heat。 For all the striving that he strove�察�he

got him naught�察�while now�察�without an effort made�察�every blessing

fortune boasts is his。 And thou�察�in spite of all�察�hast brought no

shame upon thy aged sire�察�or those twin sons of Zeus�察�nor art thou

guilty of those rumoured crimes。 Now again do I recall thy wedding

rites�察�remembering the blazing torch I bore beside thee in a

four´horsed chariot at full gallop�察�while thou with this thy lord�察�a

new´made bride�察�wert driving forth from thy happy home。 A sorry

servant he�察�whoso regardeth not his master's interest�察�sympathizing

with his sorrows and his joys。 Slave though I was born�察�yet may I be

numbered amongst honest servants�察�for in heart�察�though not in name��

I am free。 For this is better far than in my single person to suffer

these two evils�察�to feel my heart corrupt�察�and as the slave of

others to be at my neighbour's beck and call。

  MENELAUS

    Come�察�old friend�察�oft hast thou stood side by side with me and

taken thy full share of toil�察�so now be partner in my happiness。 Go��

tell my comrades�察�whom I left behind�察�the state of matters here�察�as

thou hast found them�察�and the issue of my fortunes�察�and bid them

wait upon the beach and abide the result of the struggle�察�which I trow

awaits me�察�and if mayhap we find a way to take this lady from the land

by stealth�察�tell them to keep good watch that we may share the luck

and escape�察�if possible�察�from the barbarian's clutch。

  MESSENGER

    It shall be done�察�O king。 Now I see how worthless are the seers'

tricks�察�how full of falsehood�察�nor is there after all aught

trustworthy in the blaze of sacrifice or in the cry of feathered

fowls�察�'tis folly�察�the very notion that birds can help mankind。

Calchas never by word or sign showed the host the truth�察�when he saw

his friends dying on behalf of a phantom�察�nor yet did Helenus�察�but the

city was stormed in vain。 Perhaps thou wilt say�察�'twas not heaven's

will that they should do so。 Then why do we employ these prophets��

Better were it to sacrifice to the gods�察�and crave a blessing�察�leaving

prophecy alone�察�for this was but devised as a bait to catch

livelihood�察�and no man grows rich by divination if he is idle。 No��

sound judgment and discernment are the best of seers。

                                             ��The MESSENGER departs。��

  LEADER

    My views about seers agree exactly with this old man's�此�whoso hath

the gods upon his side will have the best seer in his house。

  HELEN

    Good� �so far all is well。 But how camest thou�察�poor husband��

safe from Troy�拭�though 'tis no gain to know�察�yet friends feel a

longing to learn all that their friends have suffered。

  MENELAUS

    That one short sentence of thine contains a host of questions。 Why

should I tell thee of our losses in the Aegean�察�or of the beacon

Nauplius lighted on Euboea�拭�or of my visits to Crete and the cities of

Libya�察�or of the peaks of Perseus�拭�For I should never satisfy thee

with the tale�察�and by telling thee should add to my own pain�察�though I

suffered enough at the time�察�and so would my grief be doubled。

  HELEN

    Thy answer shows more wisdom than my question。 Omit the rest��

and tell me only this�察�how long wert thou a weary wanderer o'er the

wide sea's face��

  MENELAUS

    Seven long years did I see come and go�察�besides those ten in Troy。

  HELEN

    Alas�察�poor sufferer� �'twas a weary while。 And thou hast thence

escaped only to bleed here。

  MENELAUS

    How so�拭�what wilt thou tell�拭�Ah wife�察�thou hast ruined me。

  HELEN

    Escape and fly with all thy speed from this land。 Thou wilt be

slain by him whose house this is。

  MENELAUS

    What have I done to merit such a fate��

  HELEN

    Thou hast arrived unexpectedly to thwart my marriage。

  MENELAUS

    What� �is some man bent on wedding my wife��

  HELEN

    Aye�察�and on heaping those insults on me�察�which I have hitherto

endured。

  MENELAUS

    Is he some private prince�察�or a ruler of this land��

  HELEN

    The son of Proteus�察�king of the country。

  MENELAUS

    This was that dark saying I heard the servant tell。

  HELEN

    At which of the barbarian's gates wert thou standing��

  MENELAUS

    Here�察�whence like a beggar I was like to be driven。

  HELEN

    Surely thou wert not begging food�拭�Ah�察�woe is me��

  MENELAUS

    That was what I was doing�察�though I had not the name of beggar。

  HELEN

    Of course thou knowest�察�then�察�all about my marriage。

  MENELAUS

    I do。 But whether thou hast escaped thy lover�察�I know not。

  HELEN

    Be well assured I have kept my body chaste。

  MENELAUS

    How wilt thou convince me of this�拭�If true�察�thy words are sweet。

  HELEN

    Dost see the wretched station I have kept at this tomb��

  MENELAUS

    I see�察�alas� �a bed of straw�察�but what hast thou to do with it��

  HELEN

    There I crave escape from this marriage as a suppliant。

  MENELAUS

    For want of an altar�察�or because it is the barbarians' way��

  HELEN

    This was as good a protection to me as the gods' temples。

  MENELAUS

    May I not then even bear thee homeward on my ship��

  HELEN

    The sword far sooner than thy wife's embrace is waiting thee。

  MENELAUS

    So should I be of all men the most miserable。

  HELEN

    Put shame aside�察�and fly from this land。

  MENELAUS

    Leaving thee behind�拭�'twas for thy sake I sacked Troy。

  HELEN

    Better so�察�than that our union should cause thy death。

  MENELAUS

    Oh� �these are coward words�察�unworthy of those days at Troy��

  HELEN

    Thou canst not slay the prince�察�thy possible intent。

  MENELAUS

    Hath he�察�then�察�a body which steel cannot wound��

  HELEN

    Thou shalt hear。 But to attempt impossibilities is no mark of

wisdom。

  MENELAUS

    Am I to let them bind my hands�察�and say nothing��

  HELEN

    Thou art in a dilemma�察�some scheme must be devised。

  MENELAUS

    I had liefer die in action than sitting still。

  HELEN

    There is one hope�察�and only one�察�of our safety。

  MENELAUS

    Will gold�察�or daring deeds�察�or winning words procure it��

  HELEN

    We are safe if the prince learn not of thy coming。

  MENELAUS

    ary one tell him it is I�拭�He certainly will not know who I am。

  HELEN

    He hath within his palace an ally equal to the gods。

  MENELAUS

    Some voice divine within the secret chambers of his house��

  HELEN

    No�察�his sister�察�Theonoe men call her。

  MENELAUS

    Her name hath a prophetic sound�察�tell me what she doth。

  HELEN

    She knoweth everything�察�and she will tell her brother thou art

come。

  MENELAUS

    Then must we die�察�for I cannot escape her ken。

  HELEN

    Perchance we might by suppliant prayers win her over。

  MENELAUS

    To what end�拭�To what vain hope art thou leading me��

  HELEN

    That she should not tell her brother thou art here。

  MENELAUS

    Suppose we persuade her�察�can we get away��

  HELEN

    Easily�察�if she connive thereat�察�without her knowledge�察�no��

  MENELAUS

    Be that thy task�察�women deal best with women。

  HELEN

    I will not fail�察�be sure�察�to clasp her knees。

  MENELAUS

    Come�察�then�察�only�察�suppose she reject our proposals��

  HELEN

    Thou wilt be slain�察�and I�察�alas� �wedded by force。

  MENELAUS

    Thou wilt betray me�察�that ;force; of thine is but an excuse。

  HELEN

    Nay�察�by thy life I swear a sacred oath。

  MENELAUS

    What meanest thou�拭�dost swear to die and never to another

husband yield��

  HELEN

    Yes�察�by the self´same sword�察�I will fall by thy side。

  MENELAUS

    On these conditions touch my right hand。

  HELEN

    I do so�察�swearing I will quit the light of day if thou art slain。

  MENELAUS

    I�察�too�察�will end my life if I lose thee。

  HELEN

    How shall we die so as to gain fame��

  MENELAUS

    I will slay thee and then myself upon the summit of the tomb。

But first will I in doughty fight contest another's claim to thee�察�and

let who will draw nigh� �for I will not sully the lustre of my Trojan

fame�察�nor will I�察�on my return to Hellas�察�incur a storm of taunts��

as one who robbed Thetis of Achilles�察�saw Ajax�察�son of Telamon�察�fall a

weltering corpse�察�and the sort of Neleus of his child bereft�察�shall

I then flinch myself from death for my own wife�拭�No�察�no� �For if the

gods are wise�察�o'er a brave man by his foes laid low they lightly

sprinkle the earth that is his tomb�察�while cowards 'they cast forth on

barren rocky soil。

  LEADER

    Grant�察�heaven�察�that the race of Tantalus may at last be blest�察�and

pass from sorrow unto joy��

  HELEN

    Ah�察�woe is me� �Yea�察�all my lot is woe�察�O Menelaus�察�we are

utterly undone� �Behold� �from forth the house comes Theonoe�察�the

prophetess�察�The palace echoes as the bolts are unfastened�察�fly� �yet

what use to fly�拭�For whether absent or present she knows of thy

arrival here。 Ah me� �how lost am I� �Saved from Troy and from a

barbarian land�察�thou hast come only to fall a prey to barbarian

swords。



         ��THEONOE enters�察�attended by hand´maidens carrying torches。��



  THEONOE

    Lead on�察�bearing before me blazing brands�察�and�察�as sacred rites

ordain�察�purge with incense every cranny of the air�察�that I may breathe

heaven's breath free from taint�察�meanwhile do thou�察�in case the

tread of unc

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