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wishes�察�her present woes must not be crowned with fresh pains at my
hands�察�she hath enough already。´Now let us all go in�察�that thou mayest
start speedily on thy journey�察�while I make all things ready in the
house。
��LICHAS leads the captives into the house。 DEIANEIRA starts to
follow them�察�but the MESSENGER�察�who has been present during the entire
scene�察�detains her。 He speaks as he moves nearer to her。��
MESSENGER
Ay�察�but first tarry here a brief space�察�that thou mayest learn��
apart from yonder folk�察�whom thou art taking to thy hearth�察�and mayest
gain the needful knowledge of things which have not been told to thee。
Of these I am in full possession。
DEIANEIRA
What means this�拭�Why wouldest thou stay my departure��
MESSENGER
Pause and listen。 My former story was worth thy hearing�察�and so
will this one be�察�methinks。
DEIANEIRA
Shall I call those others back�拭�Or wilt thou speak before me and
these maidens��
MESSENGER
To thee and these I can speak freely�察�never mind the others。
DEIANEIRA
Well�察�they are gone�察� so thy story can proceed。
MESSENGER
Yonder man was not speaking the straight´forward truth in aught
that he has just told。 He has given false tidings now�察�or else his
former report was dishonest。
DEIANEIRA
How sayest thou�拭�Explain thy whole drift clearly�察�thus far�察�thy
words are riddles to me。
MESSENGER
I heard this man declare�察�before many witnesses�察�that for this
maiden's sake Heracles overthrew Eurytus and the proud towers of
Oechalia�察�Love�察�alone of the gods�察�wrought on him to do those deeds of
arms�察� not the toilsome servitude to Omphale in Lydia�察�nor the death
to which Iphitus was hurled。 But now the herald has thrust Love out of
sight�察�and tells different tale。
Well�察�when he could not persuade her sire to give him the maiden
for his paramour�察�he devised some petty complaint as a pretext�察�and
made war upon her land�察� that in which�察�as he said�察�this Eurytus
bore sway�察� and slew the prince her father�察�and sacked her city。 And
now�察�as thou seest�察�he comes sending her to this house not in careless
fashion�察�lady�察�nor like slave�此�no�察�dream not of that�察� it is not
likely�察�if his heart is kindled with desire。
I resolved�察�therefore�察�O Queen�察�to tell thee all that I had
heard from yonder man。 Many others were listening to it�察�as I was��
in the public place where the Trachinians were assembled�察�and they can
convict him。 If my words are unwelcome�察�I am grieved�察�but nevertheless
I have spoken out the truth。
DEIANEIRA
Ah me unhappy� �In what plight do I stand�拭�What secret bane have
received beneath my roof�拭�Hapless that I am� �Is she nameless�察�then�察�as
her convoy sware��
MESSENGER
Nay�察�illustrious by name as by birth�察�she is the daughter of
Eurytus�察�and was once called Iole�察�she of whose parentage Lichas could
say nothing�察�because�察�forsooth�察�he asked no questions。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Accursed�察�above other evil´doers�察�be the man whom deeds of
treachery dishonour��
DEIANEIRA
Ah�察�maidens�察�what am I to do�拭�These latest tidings have bewildered
me��
LEADER
Go and inquire from Lichas�察�perchance he will tell the truth�察�if
thou constrain him to answer。
DEIANEIRA
Well�察�I will go�察�thy counsel is not amiss。
MESSENGER
And I�察�shall I wait here�拭�Or what is thy pleasure��
DEIANEIRA
Remain�察� here he comes from the house of his own accord�察�without
summons from me。
��Enter LICHAS��
LICHAS
Lady�察�what message shall I bear to Heracles�拭�Give me thy commands��
for�察�as thou seest�察�I am going。
DEIANEIRA
How hastily thou art rushing away�察�when thy visit had been so long
delayed�察� before we have had time for further talk。
LICHAS
Nay�察�if there be aught that thou would'st ask�察�I am at thy
service。
DEIANEIRA
Wilt thou indeed give me the honest truth��
LICHAS
Yes�察�be great Zeus my witness�察� in anything that I know��
DEIANEIRA
Who is the woman�察�then�察�whom thou hast brought��
LICHAS
She is Euboean�察�but of what birth�察�I cannot say。
MESSENGER
Sirrah�察�look at me�此� to whom art thou speaking�察�think'st thou��
LICHAS
And thou´ what dost thou mean by such a question��
MESSENGER
Deign to answer me�察�if thou comprehendest。
LICHAS
To the royal Deianeira�察�unless mine eyes deceive me�察� daughter
of Oeneus�察�wife of Heracles�察�and my queen。
MESSENGER
The very word that I wished to hear from thee�此� thou sayest that
she is thy queen��
LICHAS
Yes�察�as in duty bound。
MESSENGER
Well�察�then�察�what art thou prepared to suffer�察�if found guilty of
failing in that duty��
LICHAS
Failing in duty�拭�What dark saying is this��
MESSENGER
'Tis none�察�the darkest words are thine own。
LICHAS
I will go�察�I was foolish to hear thee so long。
MESSENGER
No�察�not till thou hast answered a brief question。
LICHAS
Ask what thou wilt�察�thou art not taciturn。
MESSENGER
That captive�察�whom thou hast brought home´ thou knowest whom mean��
LICHAS
Yes�察�but why dost thou ask��
MESSENGER
Well�察�saidst thou not that thy prisoner´ she�察�on whom thy gaze now
turns so vacantly´ was Iole�察�daughter of Eurytus��
LICHAS
Said it to whom�拭�Who and where is the man that will be thy witness
to hearing this from me��
MESSENGER
To many of our own folk thou saidst it�此�in the public gathering of
Trachinians�察�a great crowd heard thus much from thee。
LICHAS
Ay´ said they heard´but 'tis one thing to report a fancy�察�and
another to make the story good。
MESSENGER
A fancy� �Didst thou not say on thine oath that thou wast
bringing her us a bride for Heracles��
LICHAS
I�拭�bringing a bride�拭� In the name of the gods�察�dear mistress�察�tell
me who this stranger may be��
MESSENGER
One who heard from thine own lips that the conquest of the whole
city was due to love for this girl�此�the Lydian woman was not its
destroyer�察�but the passion which this maid has kindled。
LICHAS
Lady�察�let this fellow withdraw�此�to prate with the brainsick befits
not sane man。
DEIANEIRA
Nay�察�I implore thee by Zeus whose lightnings go forth over the
high glens of Oeta�察�do not cheat me of the truth� �For she to whom thou
wilt speak is not ungenerous�察�nor hath she yet to learn that the human
heart is inconstant to its joys。 They are not wise�察�then�察�who stand
forth to buffet against Love�察�for Love rules the gods as he will��
and me�察�and why not another woman�察�such as I am�拭�So I am mad indeed��
if I blame my husband�察�because that distemper hath seized him�察�or this
woman�察�his partner in a thing which is no shame to them�察�and no
wrong to me。 Impossible� �No�察�if he taught thee to speak falsely��
'tis not a noble lesson that thou art learning�察�or if thou art thine
own teacher in this�察�thou wilt be found cruel when it is thy wish to
prove kind。 Nay�察�tell me the whole truth。 To a free´born man�察�the name
of liar cleaves as a deadly brand。 If thy hope is to escape detection��
that�察�too�察�is vain�察�there are many to whom thou hast spoken�察�who
will tell me。
And if thou art afraid�察�thy fear is mistaken。 Not to learn the
truth�察�that�察�indeed�察�would pain me�察�but to know it´ what is there
terrible in that�拭�Hath not Heracles wedded others ere now�察� ay�察�more
than living man�察� and no one of them hath bad harsh word or taunt from
me�察�nor shall this girl�察�though her whole being should be absorbed
in her passion�察�for indeed I felt a profound pity when I beheld her��
because her beauty hath wrecked her life�察�and she�察�hapless one�察�all
innocent�察�hath brought her fatherland to ruin and to bondage。
Well�察�those things must go with wind and stream。´ To thee I
say�察�deceive whom thou wilt�察�but ever speak the truth to me。
LEADER
Hearken to her good counsel�察�and hereafter thou shalt have no
cause to complain of this lady�察�our thanks�察�too�察�will be thine。
LICHAS
Nay�察�then�察�dear mistress�察� since I see that thou thinkest as
mortals should think�察�and canst allow for weakness�察� I will tell
thee the whole truth�察�and hide it not。 Yes�察�it is even as yon man
saith。 This girl inspired that overmastering love which long ago smote
through the soul of Heracles�察�for this girl's sake the desolate
Oechalia�察�her home�察�was made the prey of his spear。 And he�察� it is
just to him to say so�察� never denied this�察� never told me to conceal
it。 But I�察�lady�察�fearing to wound thy heart by such tidings�察�have
sinned�察�if thou count this in any sort a sin。
Now�察�however�察�that thou knowest the whole story�察�for both your
sakes�察� for his�察�and not less for thine own�察� bear with the woman�察�and
be content that the words which thou hast spoken regarding her
should bind thee still。 For he�察�whose strength is victorious in all
else�察�hath been utterly vanquished by his passion for