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thoughts�察�and from my knowledge�察� as I abhor the women who attempt
them� �But if in any wise I may prevail against this girl by
love´spells and charms used on Heracles�察�the means to that end are
ready�察�unless�察�indeed�察�I seem to be acting rashly�此�if so�察�I will
desist forthwith。
LEADER
Nay�察�if these measures give any ground of confidence�察�we think
that thy design is not amiss。
DEIANEIRA
Well�察�the ground stands thus�察� there is a fair promise�察�but I have
not yet essayed the proof。
LEADER
Nay�察�knowledge must come through action�察�thou canst have no test
which is not fanciful�察�save by trial。
DEIANEIRA
Well�察�we shall know presently�此� for there I see the man already at
the doors�察�and he will soon be going。´ Only may my secret be well kept
by you� �While thy deeds are hidden�察�even though they be not seemly��
thou wilt never be brought to shame。
��LICHAS enters from the house。��
LICHAS
What are thy commands�拭�Give me my charge�察�daughter of Oeneus��
for already I have tarried over long。
DEIANEIRA
Indeed�察�I have just been seeing to this for thee�察�Lichas�察�while
thou wast speaking to the stranger maidens in the house�察� that thou
shouldest take for me this long robe�察�woven by mine own hand�察�a gift
to mine absent lord。
And when thou givest it�察�charge him that he�察�and no other�察�shall
be the first to wear it�察�that it shall not be seen by the light of the
sun�察�nor by the sacred precinct�察�nor by the fire at the hearth��
until he stand forth�察�conspicuous before all eyes�察�and show it to
the gods on a day when bulls are slain。
For thus had I vowed�察� that if I should ever see or hear that he
had come safely home�察�I would duly clothe him in this robe�察�and so
present him to the gods�察�newly radiant at their altar in new garb。
As proof�察�thou shalt carry a token�察�which he will quickly
recognise within the circle of this seal。
Now go thy way�察�and�察�first�察�remember the rule that messengers
should not be meddlers�察�next�察�so bear thee that my thanks may be
joined to his doubling the grace which thou shalt win。
LICHAS
Nay�察�if I ply this herald´craft of Hermes with any sureness�察�I
will never trip in doing thine errand�此�I will not fail to deliver this
casket as it is�察�and to add thy words in attestation of thy gift。
DEIANEIRA
Thou mayest be going now�察�for thou knowest well how things are
with us in the house。
LICHAS
I know�察�and will report�察�that all hath prospered。
DEIANEIRA
And then thou hast seen the greeting given to the stranger
maiden´thou knowest how I welcomed her��
LICHAS
So that my heart was filled with wondering joy。
DEIANEIRA
What more�察�then�察�is there for thee to tell�拭�I am afraid that it
would be too soon to speak of the longing on my part�察�before we know
if I am longed for there。
��LICHAS departs with the casket
and DEIANEIRA retires into the house。��
CHORUS ��Singing��
strophe 1
O ye who dwell by the warm springs between haven and crag�察�and
by Oeta's heights�察�O dwellers by the land´locked waters of the
Malian sea�察�on the shore sacred to the virgin´goddess of the golden
shafts�察�where the Greeks meet in famous council at the Gates��
antistrophe 1
Soon shall the glorious voice of the flute go up for you again��
resounding with no harsh strain of grief�察�but with such music as the
lyre maketh to the gods� �For the son whom Alcmena bore to Zeus is
hastening homeward�察�with the trophies of all prowess。
strophe 2
He was lost utterly to our land�察�a wanderer over sea�察�while we
waited through twelve long months�察�and knew nothing�察�and his loving
wife�察�sad dweller with sad thoughts�察�was ever pining amid her tears。
But now the War´god�察�roused to fury�察�hath delivered her from the
days of her mourning。
antistrophe 2
May he come�察�may he come� �Pause not the many´oared ship that
carries him�察�till he shall have reached this town�察�leaving the
island altar where�察�as rumour saith�察�he is sacrificing� �Thence may
he come�察�full of desire�察�steeped in love by the specious device of the
robe�察�on which Persuasion hath spread her sovereign charm��
��DEIANEIRA comes out of the house in agitation。��
DEIANEIRA
Friends�察�how I fear that I may have gone too far in all that I
have been doing just now��
LEADER
What hath happened�察�Deianeira�察�daughter of Oeneus��
DEIANEIRA
I know not�察�but feel a misgiving that I shall presently be found
to have wrought a great mischief�察�the issue of a fair hope。
LEADER
It is nothing�察�surely�察�that concerns thy gift to Heracles��
DEIANEIRA
Yea�察�even so。 And henceforth I would say to all�察�act not with
zeal�察�if ye act without light。
LEADER
Tell us the cause of thy fear�察�if it may be told。
DEIANEIRA
A thing hath come to pass�察�my friends�察�such that�察�if I declare it��
ye will hear a marvel whereof none could have dreamed。
That with which I was lately anointing the festal robe�察� a white
tuft of fleecy sheep's wool�察� hath disappeared�察� not consumed by
anything in the house�察�but self´devoured and self´destroyed�察�as it
crumbled down from the surface of a stone。 But I must tell the story
More at length�察�that thou mayest know exactly how this thing befell。
I neglected no part of the precepts which the savage Centaur
gave me�察�when the bitter barb was rankling in his side�此�they were in
my memory�察�like the graven words which no hand may wash from a
tablet of bronze。 Now these were his orders�察�and I obeyed them�此�to
keep this unguent in secret place�察�always remote from fire and from
the sun's warm ray�察�until I should apply it�察�newly spread�察�where I
wished。 So had I done。 And now�察�when the moment for action had come�察�I
performed the anointing privily in the house�察�with a tuft of soft wool
which I had plucked from a sheep of our home´flock�察�then I folded up
my gift�察�and laid it�察�unvisited by sunlight�察�within its casket�察�as
ye saw。
But as I was going back into the house�察�I beheld a thing too
wondrous for words�察�and passing the wit of man to understand。 I
happened to have thrown the shred of wool�察�with which I bad been
preparing the robe�察�into the full blaze of the sunshine。 As it grew
warm�察�it shrivelled all away�察�and quickly crumbled to powder on the
ground�察�like nothing so much as the dust shed from a saw's teeth where
men work timber。 In such a state it lies as it fell。 And from the
earth�察�where it was strewn�察�clots of foam seethed up�察�as when the rich
juice of the blue fruit from the vine of Bacchus is poured upon the
ground。
So I know not�察�hapless one�察�whither to turn my thoughts�察�I only
see that I have done a fearful deed。 Why or wherefore should the
monster�察�in his death´throes�察�have shown good will to me�察�on whose
account he was dying�拭�Impossible� �No�察�he was cajoling me�察�in order
to slay the man who had smitten him�此�and I gain the knowledge of
this too late�察�when it avails no more。 Yes�察�I alone´ unless my
foreboding prove false´ I�察�wretched one�察�must destroy him� �For I
know that the arrow which made the wound did scathe even to the god
Cheiron�察�and it kills all beasts that it touches。 And since 'tis
this same black venom in the blood that hath passed out through the
wound of Nessus�察�must it not kill my lord also�拭�I ween it must。
Howbeit�察�I am resolved that�察�if he is to fall�察�at the same time
I also shall be swept from life�察�for no woman could bear to live
with an evil name�察�if she rejoices that her nature is not evil。
LEADER
Mischief must needs be feared�察�but it is not well to doom our hope
before the event。
DEIANEIRA
Unwise c