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    Mischief must needs be feared�察�but it is not well to doom our hope

before the event。

  DEIANEIRA

    Unwise counsels leave no room even for a hope which can lend

courage。

  LEADER

    Yet towards those who have erred unwittingly�察�men's anger is

softened�察�and so it should be towards thee。

  DEIANEIRA

    Nay�察�such words are not for one who has borne a part in the ill

deed�察�but only for him who has no trouble at his own door。

  LEADER

    'Twere well to refrain from further speech�察�unless thou would'st

tell aught to thine own son�察�for he is at hand�察�who went erewhile to

seek his sire。

                                                        ��Enter HYLLUS��

  HYLLUS

    O mother�察�would that one of three things had befallen thee��

Would that thou wert dead�察� or�察�if living�察�no mother of mine�察� or that

some new and better spirit had passed into thy bosom。

  DEIANEIRA

    Ah�察�my son�察�what cause have I given thee to abhor me��

  HYLLUS

    I tell thee that thy husband´ yea�察�my sire´bath been done to death

by thee this day

  DEIANEIRA

    Oh�察�what word hath passed thy lips�察�my child��

  HYLLUS

    A word that shall not fail of fulfilment�察�for who may undo that

which bath come to pass��

  DEIANEIRA

    What saidst thou�察�my son�拭�Who is thy warranty for charging me with

a deed so terrible��

  HYLLUS

    I have seen my father's grievous fate with mine own eyes�察�I

speak not from hearsay。

  DEIANEIRA

    And where didst thou find him�察� where didst thou stand at his

side��

  HYLLUS

    If thou art to hear it�察�then must all be told。

    After sacking the famous town of Eurytus�察�he went his way with the

trophies and first´fruits of victory。 There is a sea´washed headland

of Euboea�察�Cape Cenaeum�察�where he dedicated altars and a sacred

grove to the Zeus of his fathers�察�and there I first beheld him�察�with

the joy of yearning love。

    He was about to celebrate a great sacrifice�察�when his own

herald�察�Lichas�察�came to him from home�察�bearing thy gift�察�the deadly

robe�察�which he put on�察�according to thy precept�察�and then began his

offering with twelve bulls�察�free from blemish�察�the firstlings of the

spoil�察�but altogether he brought a hundred victims�察�great or small�察�to

the altar。

    At first�察�hapless one�察�he prayed with serene soul�察�rejoicing in

his comely garb。 But when the blood´fed flame began to blaze from

the holy offerings and from the resinous pine�察�a sweat broke forth

upon his flesh�察�and the tunic clung to his sides�察�at every joint��

close´glued�察�as if by a craftsman's hand�察�there came a biting pain

that racked his bones�察�and then the venom�察�as of some deadly�察�cruel

viper�察�began to devour him。

    Thereupon he shouted for the unhappy Lichas�察� in no wise to

blame for thy crime�察� asking what treason had moved him to bring

that robe�察�but he�察�all´unknowing�察�hapless one�察�said that he had

brought the gift from thee alone�察�as it had been sent。 When his master

heard it�察�as a piercing spasm clutched his lungs�察�he caught him by the

foot�察�where the ankle turns in the socket�察�and hurled him at a

surf´beaten rock in the sea�察�and he made the white brain to ooze

from the hair�察�as the skull was dashed to splinters�察�and blood

scattered therewith。

    But all the people lifted up a cry of awe´struck grief�察�seeing

that one was frenzied�察�and the other slain�察�and no one dared to come

before the man。 For the pain dragged him to earth�察�or made him leap

into the air�察�with yells and shrieks�察�till the cliffs rang around��

steep headlands of Locris�察�and Euboean capes。

    But when he was spent with oft throwing himself on the ground in

his anguish�察�and oft making loud lament�察� cursing his fatal marriage

with thee�察�the vile one�察�and his alliance with Oeneus�察� saying how

he had found in it the ruin of his life�察� then from out of the

shrouding altar´smoke�察�he lifted up his wildly´rolling eyes�察�and saw

me in the great crowd�察�weeping。 He turned his gaze on me�察�and called

me�此�'O son�察�draw near�察�do not fly from my trouble�察�even though thou

must share my death。 Come�察�bear me forth�察�and set me�察�if thou canst��

in a place where no man shall see me�察�or�察�if thy pity forbids that�察�at

least convey me with all speed out of this land�察�and let me not die

where I am。'

    That command sufficed�察�we laid him in mid´ship�察�and brought

him´but hardly brought him´ to this shore�察�moaning in his torments。

And ye shall presently behold him�察�alive�察�or lately dead。

    Such�察�mother�察�are the designs and deeds against my sire whereof

thou hast been found guilty。 May avenging justice and the Erinys visit

thee for them� �Yes�察�if it be right�察�that is my prayer�此�and right it

is�察� for I have seen thee trample on the right�察�by slaying the noblest

man in all the world�察�whose like thou shalt see nevermore��

                                  ��DEIANEIRA moves towards the house。��

  LEADER  ��to DEIANEIRA��

    Why dost thou depart in silence�拭�Knowest thou not that such

silence pleads for thine accuser��

                                        ��DEIANEIRA goes in the house。��

  HYLLUS

    Let her depart。 A fair wind speed her far from my sight� �Why

should the name of mother bring her a semblance of respect�察�when she

is all unlike a mother in her deeds�拭�No�察�let her go�察� farewell to her��

and may such joy as she gives my sire become her own��

                                        ��Exit HYLLUS�察�into the house。��

  CHORUS  ��singing��



                                                             strophe 1



    See�察�maidens�察�how suddenly the divine word of the old prophecy

hath come upon us�察�which said that�察�when the twelfth year should

have run through its full tale of months�察�it should end the series

of toils for the true´born son of Zeus� �And that promise is wafted

surely to its fulfilment。 For how shall he who beholds not the light

have toilsome servitude any more beyond the grave��



                                                         antistrophe 1



    If a cloud of death is around him�察�and the doom wrought by the

Centaur's craft is stinging his sides�察�where cleaves the venom which

Thanatos begat and the gleaming serpent nourished�察�how can he look

upon tomorrow's sun�察� when that appalling Hydra´shape holds him in its

grip�察�and those murderous goads�察�prepared by the wily words of

black´haired Nessus�察�have started into fury�察�vexing him with

tumultuous pain��



                                                             strophe 2



    Of such things this hapless lady had no foreboding�察�but she saw

great mischief swiftly coming on her home from the new marriage。 Her

own hand applied the remedy�察�but for the issues of a stranger's

counsel�察�given at a fatal meeting�察� for these�察�I ween�察�she makes

despairing lament�察�shedding the tender dew of plenteous tears。 And the

coming fate foreshadows a great misfortune�察�contrived by guile。



                                                         antistrophe 2



    Our streaming tears break forth�此�alas�察�a plague is upon him more

piteous than any suffering that foemen ever brought upon that glorious

hero。

    Ah�察�thou dark steel of the spear foremost in battle�察�by whose

might yonder bride was lately borne so swiftly from Oechalia's

heights� �But the Cyprian goddess�察�ministering in silence�察�hath been

plainly proved the doer of these deeds。

  LEADER OF ONE SEMI´CHORUS

    Is it fancy�察�or do I hear some cry of grief just passing through

the house�拭�What is this��

  LEADER OF OTHER SEMI´CHORUS

    No uncertain sound�察�but a wail of anguish from within�此�the house

hath some new trouble。

  LEADER OF WHOLE CHORUS

    And mark how sadly�察�with what a cloud upon her brow�察�that aged

woman approaches�察�to give us tidings。

                                        ��Enter NURSE�察�from the house。��

  NURSE

    Ah�察�my daughters�察�great�察�indeed�察�were the sorrows that we were

to reap from the gift sent to Heracles��

  LEADER

    Aged woman�察�what new mischance hast thou to te

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