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I am well disposed�察�albeit I gave thee harsh answers for fear of my

master。

                            ��The PORTRESS goes back into the palace。��

  MENELAUS

    What can I think or say�拭�For after my previous troubles�察�this is a

fresh piece of ill´luck I hear�察�if�察�indeed�察�after recovering my wife

from Troy and bringing her hither�察�and putting her for safety in the

cave�察�I am then to find another woman living here with the same name

as my wife。 She called her the begotten child of Zeus。 Can there be

a man that hath the name of Zeus by the banks of Nile�拭�The Zeus of

heaven is only one�察�at any rate。 Where is there a Sparta in the

world save where Eurotas glides between his reedy banks�拭�The name of

Tyndareus is the name of one alone。 Is there any land of the same name

as Lacedaemon or Troy�拭�I know not what to say�察�for naturally there are

many in the wide world that have the same names�察�cities and women too��

there is nothing�察�then�察�to marvel at。 Nor yet again will I fly from

the alarm a servant raises�察�for there is none so cruel of heart as

to refuse me food when once he hears my name。 All have heard of

Ilium's burning�察�and I�察�that set it ablaze�察�am famous now throughout

the world�察�I�察�Menelaus。 I therefore wait the master of this house。

There are two issues I must watch�察�if he prove somewhat stern of

heart�察�I will to my wreck and there conceal myself�察�but if he show any

sign of pity�察�I will ask for help in this my present strait。 This is

the crowning woe in all my misery�察�to beg the means of life from other

princes�察�prince though I be myself�察�still needs must I。 Yea�察�this is

no saying of mine�察�but a word of wisdom�察 �Naught in might exceedeth

dread necessity。;



    ��HELEN and the CHORUS enter from the palace。 They do not notice

MENELAUS。��



  CHORUS ��singing��

    I have heard the voice of the maiden inspired。 Clear is the answer

she hath vouchsafed within yon palace�察�declaring that Menelaus is

not yet dead and buried�察�passed to the land of shades�察�where

darkness takes the place of light�察�but on the stormy main is wearing

out his life�察�nor yet hath reached the haven of his country�察�a

wanderer dragging out a piteous existence�察�reft of every friend��

setting foot in every corner of the world�察�as he voyageth home from

Troy。

  HELEN

    Lo� �once again I seek the shelter of this tomb�察�with Theonoe's

sweet tidings in my ears�察�she that knoweth all things of a truth��

for she saith my lord is yet alive and in the light of day�察�albeit

he is roaming to and fro after many a weary voyage�察�and hither shall

he come whenso he reach the limit of his toils�察�no novice in the

wanderer's life。 But one thing did she leave unsaid。 Is he to escape

when he hath come�拭�And I refrained from asking that question

clearly�察�so glad was I when she told me he was safe。 For she said that

he was somewhere nigh this shore�察�cast up by shipwreck with a

handful of friends。 Ah� �when shall I see thee come�拭�How welcome will

thy advent be� 。�She catches sight of MENELAUS。�� Ha� �who is this�拭�Am

I being snared by some trick of Proteus' impious son�拭�Oh� �let me�察�like

a courser at its speed�察�or a votary of Bacchus�察�approach the tomb� �for

there is something wild about this fellow's looks�察�who is eager to

o'ertake me。

  MENELAUS

    Ho there� �thou that with fearful effort seekest to reach the

basement of the tomb and the pillars of burnt sacrifice�察�stay thee。

Wherefore art flying�拭�Ah� �with what speechless amaze the sight of thee

affects me��

  HELEN

    O friends� �I am being ill´treated。 This man is keeping me from the

tomb�察�and is eager to take and give me to his master�察�whose wooing I

was seeking to avoid。

  MENELAUS

    No robber I�察�or minister of evil。

  HELEN

    At any rate the garb wherein thou art clad is unseemly。

  MENELAUS

    Stay thy hasty flight�察�put fear aside。

  HELEN

    I do so�察�now that I have reached this spot。

  MENELAUS

    Who art thou�拭�whom do I behold in thee�察�lady��

  HELEN

    Nay�察�who art thou�拭�The self´same reason prompts us both。

  MENELAUS

    never saw a closer resemblance。

  HELEN

    Great God� �Yea�察�for to recognize our friends is of God。

  MENELAUS

    Art thou from Hellas�察�or a native of this land��

  HELEN

    From Hellas�察�but I would learn thy story too。

  MENELAUS

    Lady�察�in thee I see a wondrous likeness to Helen。

  HELEN

    And I in thee to Menelaus�察�I know not what to say。

  MENELAUS

    Well�察�thou hast recognized aright a man of many sorrows。

  HELEN

    Hail� �to thy wife's arms restored at last��

  MENELAUS

    Wife indeed� �Lay not a finger on my robe。

  HELEN

    The wife that Tyndareus�察�my father�察�gave thee。

  MENELAUS

    O Hecate�察�giver of light�察�send thy visions favourably��

  HELEN

    In me thou beholdest no spectre of the night�察�attendant on the

queen of phantoms。

  MENELAUS

    Nor yet am I in my single person the husband of two wives。

  HELEN

    What other woman calls thee lord��

  MENELAUS

    The inmate of yonder cave�察�whom I from Troy convey。

  HELEN

    Thou hast none other wife but me。

  MENELAUS

    Can it be my mind is wandering�察�my sight failing��

  HELEN

    Dost not believe thou seest in me thy wife��

  MENELAUS

    Thy form resembles her�察�but the real truth robs me of this belief。

  HELEN

    Observe me well�察�what need hast thou of clearer proof��

  MENELAUS

    Thou art like her�察�that will I never deny。

  HELEN

    Who then shall teach thee�察�unless it be thine own eyes��

  MENELAUS

    Herein is my dilemma�察�I have another wife。

  HELEN

    To Troy I never went�察�that was a phantom。

  MENELAUS

    Pray�察�who fashions living bodies��

  HELEN

    The air�察�whence thou hast a wife of heaven's workmanship。

  MENELAUS

    What god's handiwork�拭�Strange is the tale thou tellest。

  HELEN

    Hera made it as a substitute�察�to keep me from Paris。

  MENELAUS

    How then couldst thou have been here�察�and in Troy�察�at the same

time��

  HELEN

    The name may be in many a place at once�察�though not the body。

  MENELAUS

    Unhand me� �the sorrows I brought with me suffice。

  HELEN

    What� �wilt leave me�察�and take that phantom bride away��

  MENELAUS

    For thy likeness unto Helen�察�fare thee well。

  HELEN

    Ruined� �in thee I found my lord only to lose thee。

  MENELAUS

    The greatness of my troubles at Troy convinces me�察�thou dost not。

  HELEN

    Ah�察�woe is me� �who was ever more unfortunate than I�拭�Those whom

I love best are leaving me�察�nor shall I ever reach Hellas�察�my own dear

native land。

                               ��The FIRST MESSENGER enters in haste。��

  MESSENGER

    At last I find thee�察�Menelaus�察�after an anxious search�察�not till I

have evandered through the length and breadth of this foreign

strand�察�I am sent by thy comrades�察�whom thou didst leave behind。

  MENELAUS

    What news�拭�surely you are not being spoiled by the barbarians��

  MESSENGER

    A miracle hath happened�察�my words are too weak for the reality。

  MENELAUS

    Speak�察�for judging by this haste�察�thou hast stirring news。

  MESSENGER

    My message is�此�thy countless toils have all been toiled in vain。

  MENELAUS

    That is an old tale of woe to mourn� �come�察�thy news��

  MESSENGER

    Thy wife hath disappeared�察�soaring away into the embracing air�察�in

heaven she now is hidden�察�and as she left the hollowed cave where we

were guarding her�察�she hailed us thus�察 �Ye hapless Phrygians�察�and

all Achaea's race� �for me upon Scamander's strand by Hera's arts ye

died from day to day�察�in the false belief that Helen was in the

hands of Paris。 But I�察�since I have stayed my appointed time�察�and kept

the laws of fate�察�will now depart unto the sky that gave me birth�察�but

the unhappy daughter of Tyndareus�察�through no fault of hers�察�hath

borne an evil name without reason。; ��Catching Sight of HELEN�� Daughter

of Leda�察�hail to thee�察�so thou art here after all� �I was just

announcing thy departure to the hidden starry realms�察�little knowing

that thou couldst fly at will。 I will not a second time let thee flout

us thus�察�for thou didst cause tiki lord and his comrades trouble all

for naught in Ilium。

  MENELAUS

    This is even what she said�察�her words are proved true�察�O

longed´for day�察�how hath it restored thee to my arms��

  HELEN

    O Menelaus�察�dearest husband�察�the time of sorrow has been long�察�but

joy is now ours at last。 Ah�察�friends�察�what joy for me to hold my

husband in a fond embrace after many a weary cycle of yon blazing lamp

of day��

  MENELAUS

    What joy for me to hold my wife� �but with all that I would ask

about these years�察�I now know not where I may first begin。

  HELEN

    O rapture� �the very hair upon my head starts up for joy� �my

tears run down� �Around thy neck I fling my arms�察�dear husband�察�to

hug my joy to me。

  MENELAUS

    O happy�察�happy sight� �I have no fault to find�察�my wife�察�he

daughter of Zeus and Leda��
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