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the grave��

  HELEN

    Unburied�察�woe is me for my sad lot��

  THEOCLYMENUS

    Wherefore hast thou shorn the tresses of thy golden hair��

  HELEN

    His memory lingers fondly in this heart�察�whate'er his fate。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    Are thy tears in genuine sorrow for this calamity��

  HELEN

    An easy task no doubt to escape thy sister's detection��

  THEOCLYMENUS

    No�察�surely�察�impossible。 Wilt thou still make this tomb thy abode��

  HELEN

    Why jeer at me�拭�canst thou not let the dead man be��

  THEOCLYMENUS

    No�察�thy loyalty to thy husband's memory makes thee fly from me。

  HELEN

    I will do so no more�察�prepare at once for my marriage。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    Thou hast been long in bringing thyself to it�察�still I do

commend the now。

  HELEN

    Dost know thy part�拭�Let us forget the past。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    On what terms�拭�One good turn deserves another。

  HELEN

    Let us make peace�察�be reconciled to me。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    I relinquish my quarrel with thee�察�let it take wings and fly away。

  HELEN

    Then by thy knees�察�since thou art my friend indeed�察�

  THEOCLYMENUS

    What art so bent on winning�察�that to me thou stretchest out a

suppliant hand��

  HELEN

    My dead husband would I fain bury。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    What tomb can be bestowed on lost bodies�拭�Wilt thou bury a shade��

  HELEN

    In Hellas we have a custom�察�whene'er one is drowned at sea´

  THEOCLYMENUS

    What is your custom�拭�The race of Pelops truly hath some skill in

matters such as this。

  HELEN

    To hold a burial with woven robes that wrap no corpse。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    Perform the ceremony�察�rear the tomb where'er thou wilt。

  HELEN

    'Tis not thus we give drowned sailors burial。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    How then�拭�I know nothing of your customs in Hellas。

  HELEN

    We unmoor�察�and carry out to sea all that is the dead man's due。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    What am I to give thee then for thy dead husband��

  HELEN

    Myself I cannot say�察�I had no such experience in my previous happy

life。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    Stranger�察�thou art the bearer of tidings I welcome。

  MENELAUS

    Well�察�I do not�察�nor yet doth the dead man。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    How do ye bury those who have been drowned at sea��

  MENELAUS

    Each according to his means。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    As far as wealth goes�察�name thy wishes for this lady's sake。

  MENELAUS

    There must be a blood´offering first to the dead。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    Blood of what�拭�Do thou show me and I will comply。

  MENELAUS

    Decide that thyself�察�whate'er thou givest will suffice。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    Amongst barbarians 'tis customary to sacrifice a horse or bull��

  MENELAUS

    If thou givest at all�察�let there be nothing mean in thy gift。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    I have no lack of such in my rich herds

  MENELAUS

    Next an empty bier is decked and carried in procession。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    It shall be so�察�what else is it customary to add��

  MENELAUS

    Bronze arms�察�for war was his delight。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    These will be worthy of the race of Pelops�察�and these will we

give。

  MENELAUS

    And with them all the fair increase of productive earth。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    And next�察�how do ye pour these offerings into the billows��

  MENELAUS

    There must be a ship ready and rowers。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    How far from the shore does the ship put out��

  MENELAUS

    So far that the foam in her wake can scarce be seen from the

strand。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    Why so�拭�wherefore doth Hellas observe this custom��

  MENELAUS

    That the billow may not cast up again our expiatory offerings。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    Phoenician rowers will soon cover the distance。

  MENELAUS

    'Twill be well done�察�and gratifying to Menelaus�察�too。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    Canst thou not perform these rites well enough without Helen��

  MENELAUS

    This task belongs to mother�察�wife�察�or children。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    'Tis her task then�察�according to thee�察�to bury her husband。

  MENELAUS

    To be sure�察�piety demands that the dead be not robbed of their

due。

  THEOCLYMENUS

    Well�察�let her go�察�'tis my interest to foster piety in a wife。

And thou�察�enter the house and choose adornment for the dead。

Thyself�察�too�察�will not send empty´handed away�察�since thou hast done

her a service。 And for the good news thou hast brought me�察�thou

shalt receive raiment instead of going bare�察�and food�察�too�察�that

thou mayst reach thy country�察�for as it is�察�I see thou art in sorry

plight。 As for thee�察�poor lady�察�waste not thyself in a hopeless

case�察�Menelaus has met his doom�察�and thy dead husband cannot come to

life。

  MENELAUS

    This then is thy duty�察�fair young wife�察�be content with thy

present husband�察�and forget him who has no existence�察�for this is

thy best course in face of what is happening。 And if ever I come to

Hellas and secure my safety�察�I will clear thee of thy former

ill´repute�察�if thou prove a dutiful wife to thy true husband。

  HELEN

    I will�察�never shall my husband have cause to blame me�察�thou

shalt thyself attend us and be witness thereto。 Now go within�察�poor

wanderer�察�and seek the bath�察�and change thy raiment。 I will show my

kindness to thee�察�and that without delay。 For thou wilt perform all

service due with kindlier feeling for my dear lord Menelaus�察�if at

my hands thou meet with thy deserts。

                    ��THEOCLYMENUS�察�HELEN�察�MENELAUS enter the palace。��



    CHORUS ��singing��



                                                            strophe 1



    Through wooded glen�察�o'er torrent's flood�察�and ocean's booming

waves rushed the mountain´goddess�察�mother of the gods�察�in frantic

haste�察�once long ago�察�yearning for her daughter lost�察�whose name men

dare not utter�察�loudly rattled the Bacchic castanets in shrill accord��

what time those maidens�察�swift as whirlwinds�察�sped forth with the

goddess on her chariot yoked to wild creatures�察�in quest of her that

was ravished from the circling choir of virgins�察�here was Artemis with

her bow�察�and there the grim´eyed goddess�察�sheathed in mail�察�and

spear in hand。 But Zeus looked down from his throne in heaven�察�and

turned the issue otherwhither。



                                                        antistrophe 1



    Soon as the mother ceased from her wild wandering toil�察�in seeking

her daughter stolen so subtly as to baffle all pursuit�察�she crossed

the snow´capped heights of Ida's nymphs�察�and in anguish cast her

down amongst the rocks and brushwood deep in snow�察�and�察�denying to man

all increase to his tillage from those barren fields�察�she wasted the

human race�察�nor would she let the leafy tendrils yield luxuriant

fodder for the cattle�察�wherefore many a beast lay dying�察�no

sacrifice was offered to the gods�察�and on the altars were no cakes

to burn�察�yea�察�and she made the dew´fed founts of crystal water to

cease their flow�察�in her insatiate sorrow for her child。



                                                            strophe 2



    But when for gods and tribes of men alike she made an end to

festal cheer�察�Zeus spoke out�察�seeking to soothe the mother's moody

soul�察 �Ye stately Graces�察�go banish from Demeter's angry heart the

grief her wanderings bring upon her for her child�察�and go�察�ye Muses

too�察�with tuneful choir。; Thereon did Cypris�察�fairest of the blessed

gods�察�first catch up the crashing cymbals�察�native to that land�察�and

the drum with tight´stretched skin�察�and then Demeter smiled�察�and in

her hand。 did take the deep´toned flute�察�well pleased with its loud

note。



                                                        antistrophe 2



    Thou hast wedded as thou never shouldst have done in defiance of

all right�察�and thou hast incurred�察�my daughter�察�the wrath of the great

mother by disregarding her sacrifices。 Oh� �mighty is the virtue in

dress of dappled fawn´skin�察�in ivy green that twineth round a sacred

thyrsus�察�in whirling tambourines struck as they revolve in air in

tresses wildly streaming for the revelry of Bromius�察�and likewise in

the sleepless vigils of the goddess�察�when the moon looks down and

sheds her radiance o'er the scene。 Thou wert confident in thy charms

alone。

                               ��HELEN comes out of the palace alone。��

  HELEN

    My friends�察�within the palace all goes well for us�察�for the

daughter of Proteus�察�who is privy to our stealthy scheme�察�told her

brother nothing when questioned as to my husband's coming�察�but for

my sake declared him dead and buried。 Most fortunate it is my lord

hath had the luck to get these weapons�察�for he is now himself clad

in the harness he was to plunge into the sea�察�his stalwart arm

thrust through the buckler's strap�察�and in his right hand a spear��

on pretence of joining in homage to the dead。 He hath girded himself

most serviceably for the fray�察�as if to triumph o'er a host of

barbarian foes when once we are aboard yon oared ship�察�instead of

his rags from the wreck hath he donned the robes I gave for his

attire�察�and I have bathed his limbs in water from the stream�察�a bath

he long hath wanted。 But I must be silent�察�for from the house comes

forth the man who thinks he has me in his power�察�prepared to be his

bride�察�and thy goodwill I also claim and thy strict silence�察�if haply��

when we save ourselves�察�we may save thee too some day。



    ��THEOCLYMENUS and MENELAUS enter�察�with a train of attendants

bearing the offerings for the funeral rites。��



  THEOCLYMENUS

    Advance in order�察�servants�察�as the stranger hath directed�察�bearing

the funeral gifts the sea demands。 But thou�察�Helen�察�if thou wilt not

misconstrue my words�察�be persuaded and here abide�察�for thou wilt do

thy husband equal service whether thou art present or not。 For I am

afraid that some sudden shock of fond regret may prompt thee to plunge

into the swollen tide�察�in an ecstasy of gratitude toward thy former

husband�察�for t

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