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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

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