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man than children better born。 Take thy daughter hence with thee��

Far better is it for mortals to have a poor honest man either as

married kin or friend than a wealthy knave�察�but as for thee�察�thou

art a thing of naught。

  LEADER

    The tongue from trifling causes contrives to breed great strife

'mongst men�察�wherefore are the wise most careful not to bring about

a quarrel with their friends。

  MENELAUS

    Why�察�pray�察�should one call these old men wise�察�or those who once

had a reputation in Hellas for being so�拭�when thou�察�the great

Peleus�察�son of famous father�察�kin to me through marriage�察�employest

language disgraceful to thyself and abusive of me because of a

barbarian woman�察�though thou shouldst have banished her far beyond the

streams of Nile or Phasis�察�and ever encouraged me�察�seeing that she

comes from Asia's continent where fell so many of the sons of

Hellas�察�victims to the spear�察�and likewise because she shared in the

spilling of thy son's blood�察�for Paris who slew thy son Achilles��

was brother to Hector�察�whose wife she was。 And dost thou enter the

same abode with her�察�and deign to let her share thy board�察�and

suffer her to rear her brood of vipers in thy house�拭�But I�察�after

all this foresight for thee�察�old man�察�and myself�察�am to have her

torn from my clutches for wishing to slay her。 Yet come now�察�for

'tis no disgrace to argue�察�suppose my daughter has no child�察�while

this woman's sons grow up�察�wilt thou set them up to rule the land of

Phthia�察�barbarians born and bred to lord it over Hellenes�拭�Am I then

so void of sense because I hate injustice�察�and thou so full of

cleverness�拭�Consider yet another point�察�say thou hadst given a

daughter of thine to some citizen�察�and hadst then seen her thus

treated�察�wouldst thou have sat looking on in silence�拭�I trow not。 Dost

thou then for a foreigner rail thus at thy nearest friends�拭�Again��

thou mayst say�察�husband and wife have an equally strong case if she is

wronged by him�察�and similarly if he find her guilty of indiscretion in

his house�察�yet while he has ample powers in his own hands�察�she depends

on parents and friends for her case。 Surely then I am right in helping

my own kin� �Thou art in thy dotage�察�for thou wilt do me more good by

speaking of my generalship than by concealing it。 Helen's trouble

was not of her own choosing�察�but sent by heaven�察�and it proved a great

benefit to Hellas�察�her sons�察�till then untried in war or arms��

turned to deeds of prowess�察�and it is experience which teaches man all

he knows。 I showed my wisdom in refraining from slaying my wife��

directly I caught sight of her。 Would that thou too hadst ne'er

slain Phocus� �All this I bring before thee in pure good´will�察�not from

anger。 But if thou resent it�察�thy tongue may wag till it ache�察�yet

shall I gain by prudent forethought。

  LEADER

    Cease now from idle words�察�'twere better far�察�for fear ye both

alike go wrong。

  PELEUS

    Alas� �what evil customs now prevail in Hellas� �Whene'er the host

sets up a trophy o'er the foe�察�men no more consider this the work of

those who really toiled�察�but the general gets the credit for it。 Now

he was but one among ten thousand others to brandish his spear�察�he

only did the work of one�察�but yet he wins more praise than they。

Again�察�as magistrates in all the grandeur of office they scorn the

common folk�察�though they are naught themselves�察�whereas those others

are ten thousand times more wise than they�察�if daring combine with

judgment。 Even so thou and thy brother�察�exalted by the toilsome

efforts of others�察�now take your seats in all the swollen pride of

Trojan fame and Trojan generalship。 But I will teach thee henceforth

to consider Idaean Paris a foe less terrible than Peleus�察�unless

forthwith thou pack from this roof�察�thou and thy childless daughter

too�察�whom my own true son will hale through his halls by the hair of

her head�察�for her barrenness will not let her endure fruitfulness in

others�察�because she has no children herself。 Still if misfortune

prevents her bearing offspring�察�is that a reason why we should be left

childless�拭�Begone� �ye varlets�察�let her go� �I will soon see if anyone

will hinder me from loosing her hands。 ��to ANDROMACHE�� Arise�察�these

trembling hands of mine will untie the twisted thongs that bind

thee。 Out on thee�察�coward� �is this how thou hast galled her wrists��

Didst think thou wert lashing up a lion or bull�拭�or wert afraid she

would snatch a sword and defend herself against thee�拭�Come�察�child��

nestle to thy mother's arms�察�help me loose her bonds�察�I will yet

rear thee in Phthia to be their bitter foe。 If your reputation for

prowess and the battles ye have fought were taken from you Spartans��

in all else�察�be very sure�察�you have not your inferiors。

  LEADER

    The race of old men practises no restraint�察�and their testiness

makes it hard to check them。

  MENELAUS

    Thou art only too ready to rush into abuse�察�while�察�as for me�察�I

came to Phthia by constraint and have therefore no intention either of

doing or suffering anything mean。 Now must I return home�察�for I have

no time to waste�察�for there is a city not so very far from Sparta��

which aforetime was friendly but now is hostile�察�against her will I

march with my army and bring her into subjection。 And when I have

arranged that matter as I wish�察�I will return�察�and face to face with

my son´in´law I will give my version of the story and hear his。 And if

he punish her�察�and for the future she exercise self´control�察�she shall

find me do the like�察�but if he storm�察�I'll storm as well�察�and every

act of mine shall be a reflex of his own。 As for thy babbling�察�I can

bear it easily�察�for�察�like to a shadow as thou art�察�thy voice is all

thou hast�察�and thou art powerless to do aught but talk。

                                 ��MENELAUS and his retinue withdraw。��

  PELEUS

    Lead on�察�my child�察�safe beneath my sheltering wing�察�and thou

too�察�poor lady�察�for thou art come into a quiet haven after the rude

storm。

  ANDROMACHE

    Heaven reward thee and all thy race�察�old sire�察�for having saved my

child and me his hapless mother� �Only beware lest they fall upon us

twain in some lonely spot upon the road and force me from thee�察�when

they see thy age�察�my weakness�察�and this child's tender years�察�take

heed to this�察�that we be not a second time made captive�察�after

escaping now。

  PELEUS

    Forbear such words�察�prompted by a woman's cowardice。 Go on thy

way�察�who will lay a finger on you�拭�Methinks he will do it to his cost��

For by heaven's grace I rule o'er many a knight and spearman bold in

my kingdom of Phthia�察�yea�察�and myself can still stand straight�察�no

bent old man as thou dost think�察�such a fellow as that a mere look

from me will put to flight in spite of my years。 For e'en an old

man�察�be he brave�察�is worth a host of raw youths�察�for what avails a

fine figure if a man is coward��

                           ��PELEUS�察�ANDROMACHE�察�and MOLOSSUS go out。��

  CHORUS ��singing��



                                                              strophe



    Oh� �to have never been born�察�or sprung from noble sires�察�the

heir to mansions richly stored�察�for if aught untoward e'er befall��

there is no lack of champions for sons of noble parents�察�and there

is honour and glory for them when they are proclaimed scions of

illustrious lines�察�time detracts not from the legacy these good men

leave�察�but the light of their goodness still burns on when they are

dead。



                                                          antistrophe



    Better is it not to win a discreditable victory�察�than to make

justice miscarry by an invidious exercise of power�察�for such a

victory�察�though men think it sweet for the moment�察�grows barren in

time and comes near being a stain on a house。 This is the life I

commend�察�this the life I set before me as my ideal�察�to exercise no

authority beyond what is right either in the marriage´chamber or in

the state。



                                                                epode



    O aged son of Aeacus� �now am I sure that thou wert with the

Lapithae�察�wielding thy famous spear�察�when they fought the Centaurs��

and on Argo's deck didst pass the cheerless strait beyond the sea´beat

Symplegades on her voyage famed�察�and when in days long gone the son of

Zeus spread slaughter round Troy's famous town�察�thou too didst share

his triumphant return to Europe。

                                      ��The NURSE OF HERMIONE enters。��

  NURSE

    Alas� �good friends�察�what a succession of troubles is to´day

provided us� �My mistress Hermione within the house�察�deserted by her

father and in remorse for her monstrous deed in plotting the death

of Andromache and her child�察�is bent on dying�察�for she is afraid her

husband will in requital for this expel her with dishonour from his

house or put her to death�察�because she tried to slay the innocent。 And

the servants that watch her can scarce restrain her efforts to hang

herself�察�
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