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    With kind and gracious face is like to greet me��

    Returned without thee�此�how else�拭�he who is wont

    Even at good news to smile none the sweeter。

    What will he keep back�拭�What taunt not hurl forth

    Against the bastard of a spear´won slave��

    Him who through craven cowardice betrayed

    Thee�察�beloved Ajax´or by guile�察�that so

    I might inherit thy kingdom and thy house。

    So will he speak�察�a passionate man�察�grown peevish

    In old age�察�quick to wrath without a cause。

    Then shall I be cast off�察�a banished man��

    Proclaimed no more a freeman but a slave。

    Such is the home that waits me�察�while at Troy

    My foes are many�察�my well´wishers few。

    All this will be my portion through thy death。

    Ah me�察�what shall I do�拭�How draw thee�察�brother��

    From this fell sword�察�on whose bright murderous point

    Thou hast breathed out thy soul�拭�See how at last

    Hector�察�though dead�察�was fated to destroy thee��

    Consider�察�I pray�察�the doom of these two men。

    Hector�察�with that same girdle Ajax gave him

    Was lashed fast to Achilles' chariot rail

    And mangled till he had gasped forth his life。

    And 'twas from him that Ajax had this gift��

    The blade by which he perished and lies dead。

    Was it not some Erinys forged this sword��

    And Hades the grim craftsman wrought that girdle��

    I at least would maintain that the gods plan

    These things and all things ever for mankind。

    But whosoever's judgment likes not this��

    Let him uphold his doctrine as I mine。

  LEADER

    Speak no more�察�but take counsel how to inter

    Our dear lord�察�and what now it were best to say��

    For 'tis a foe I see。 Perchance he comes

    To mock our misery�察�villain that he is。

  TEUCER

    What chieftain of the host do you behold��

  LEADER

    Menelaus�察�for whose sake we voyaged hither。

  TEUCER

    'Tis he。 I know him well�察�now he is near。

                                  ��MENELAUS enters with his retinue。��

  MENELAUS

    You�察�Sir�察�I warn you�察�raise not yonder corpse

    For burial�察�but leave it as it lies。

  TEUCER

    For what cause do you waste such swelling words��

  MENELAUS

    'Tis my will�察�and his will who rules the host。

  TEUCER

    Let us know then what pretext you allege。

  MENELAUS

    We hoped that we had brought this man from home

    To be a friend and champion for the Greeks��

    But a worse than Phrygian foe on trial we found him。

    Devising death for the whole host�察�by night

    He sallied forth against us�察�armed for slaughter。

    And had not some god baffled this exploit��

    Ours would have been the lot which now is his��

    While we lay slain by a most shameful doom��

    He would have still been living。 But his outrage��

    Foiled by a god�察�has fallen on sheep and herds。

    Wherefore there lives no man so powerful

    That he shall lay this corpse beneath a tomb��

    But cast forth somewhere upon the yellow sands

    It shall become food for the sea´shore birds。

    Then lift not up your voice in threatening fury。

    If while he lived we could not master him��

    Yet in death will we rule him�察�in your despite��

    Guiding him with our hands�察�since in his life

    At no time would he hearken to my words。

    Yet 'tis a sign of wickedness�察�when a subject

    Deigns not to obey those placed in power above him。

    For never can the laws be prosperously

    Stablished in cities where awe is not found��

    Nor may a camp be providently ruled

    Without the shield of dread and reverence。

    Yea�察�though a man be grown to mighty bulk��

    Let him look lest some slight mischance o'erthrow him。

    He with whom awe and reverence abide��

    Doubt not�察�will flourish in security。

    But where outrage and licence are not checked��

    Be sure that state�察�though sped by prosperous winds��

    Some day at last will founder in deep seas。

    Yes�察�fear should be established in due season。

    Dream not that we can act as we desire��

    Yet avoid payment of the price in pain。

    Well�察�fortune goes by turns。 This man was fiery

    And insolent once�此�'tis mine now to exult。

    I charge thee�察�bury him not�察�lest by that act

    Thou thyself shouldst be digging thine own grave��

  LEADER

    Menelaus�察�do not first lay down wise precepts��

    Then thyself offer outrage to the dead。

  TEUCER ��to the CHORUS��

    Never�察�friends�察�shall I marvel any more��

    If one of low birth acts injuriously��

    When they who are accounted nobly born

    Can utter such injurious calumnies。

                                                        ��To MENELAUS��

    Come�察�once more speak。 You say you brought him hither��

    Took him to be a champion of the Greeks��

    Did he not sail as his own master�察�freely��

    How are you his chieftain�拭�How have you the right

    To lord it o'er the folk he brought from home��

    As Sparta's lord you came�察�not as our master。

    In no way was it your prerogative

    To rule him�察�any more than he could you。

    As vassal of others you sailed hither�察�not

    As captain of us all�察�still less of Ajax。

    Go�察�rule those whom you may rule�此�chastise them

    With proud words。 But this man�察�though you forbid me��

    Aye�察�and your fellow´captain�察�by just right

    Will I lay in his grave�察�scorning your threats。

    It was not for the sake of your lost wife

    He came to Troy�察�like your toil´broken serfs��

    But for the sake of oaths that he had sworn��

    Not for yours。 What cared he for nobodies��

    Then come again and bring more heralds hither��

    And the captain of the host。 For such as you

    I would not turn my head�察�for all your bluster。

  LEADER

    Such speech I like not�察�either�察�in peril's midst��

    For harsh words rankle�察�be they ne'er so just。

  MENELAUS

    This bowman�察�it seems�察�has pride enough to spare。

  TEUCER

    Yes�察�'tis no mean craft I have made my own。

  MENELAUS

    How big would be your boasts�察�had you a shield��

  TEUCER

    Shieldless�察�I would outmatch you panoplied。

  MENELAUS

    How terrible a courage dwells within your tongue��

  TEUCER

    He may be bold of heart whose side right favours。

  MENELAUS

    Is it right that my assassin should be honoured��

  TEUCER

    Assassin�拭�How strange�察�if�察�though slain�察�you live��

  MENELAUS

    Heaven saved me�此�I was slain in his intent。

  TEUCER

    Do not dishonour then the gods who saved you。

  MENELAUS

    What�察�I rebel against the laws of heaven��

  TEUCER��

    Yes�察�if you come to rob the dead of burial。

  MENELAUS

    My own foes� �How could I endure such wrong��

  TEUCER

    Did Ajax ever confront you as your foe��

  MENELAUS

    He loathed me�察�and I him�察�as well you know。

  TEUCER

    Because to defraud him you intrigued for votes。

  MENELAUS

    It was the judges cast him�察�and not I。

  TEUCER

    Much secret villainy you could make seem fair。

  MENELAUS

    That saying will bring someone into trouble。

  TEUCER

    Not greater trouble than we mean to inflict。

  MENELAUS

    My one last word�此�this man must not have burial。

  TEUCER

    Then hear my answer�此�burial he shall have。

  MENELAUS

    Once did I see a fellow bold of tongue��

    Who had urged a crew to sail in time of storm��

    Yet no voice had you found in him�察�when winds

    Began to blow�察�but hidden beneath his cloak

    The mariners might trample on him at will。

    And so with you and your fierce railleries��

    Perchance a great storm�察�though from a little cloud

    Its breath proceed�察�shall quench your blatant outcry。

  TEUCER

    And I once saw a fellow filled with folly��

    Who gloried scornfully in his neighbour's woes。

    So it came to pass that someone like myself��

    And of like mood�察�beholding him spoke thus。

    ;Man�察�act not wickedly towards the dead��

    Or�察�if thou dost�察�be sure that thou wilt rue it。;

    Thus did he monish that infatuate man。

    And lo� �yonder I see him�察�and as I think��

    He is none else but thou。 Do I speak riddles��

  MENELAUS

    I go。 It were disgrace should any know

    I had fallen to chiding where I might chastise。

  TEUCER

    Begone then。 For to me 'twere worst disgrace

    That I should listen to a fool's idle blustering。

                                   ��MENELAUS and his retinue depart。��

  CHORUS ��chanting��

    Soon mighty and fell will the strife be begun。

    But speedily now�察�Teucer�察�I pray thee��

    Seek some fit place for his hollow grave��

    Which men's memories evermore shall praise��

    As he lies there mouldering at rest。

                                    ��TECMESSA enters with EURYSACES。��

  TEUCER

    Look yonder�察�where the child and wife of Ajax

    Are hastening hither in good time to tend

    The funeral rites of his unhappy corpse。

    My child�察�come hither。 Stand near and lay thy hand

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