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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 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��