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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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