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  MENELAUS

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

daughter of Zeus and Leda�察�is mine again�察�she whom her brothers on

their snow´white steeds�察�whilst torches blazed�察�made my happy bride��

but gods removed her from my home。 Now is the deity guiding us to a

new destiny�察�happier than of yore。

  HELEN

    Evil into good transformed hath brought us twain together at last��

dear husband�察�but late though it be�察�God grant me joy of my good luck��

  MENELAUS

    God grant thee joy� �I join thee in the self´same prayer�察�for of us

twain one cannot suffer without the other。

  HELEN

    No more�察�my friends�察�I mourn the past�察�no longer now I grieve。

My own dear husband is restored to me�察�whose coming from Troy I have

waited many a long year。

  MENELAUS

    I to thee�察�and thou to me。 And after these long�察�long years I have

at last discovered the fraud of the goddess。 But these tears�察�in

gladness shed�察�are tears of thankfulness rather than of sorrow。

  HELEN

    What can I say�拭�What mortal heart could e'er have had such hope��

To my bosom I press thee�察�little as I ever thought to。

  MENELAUS

    And I to mine press thee�察�who all men thought hadst gone to

Ida's town and the hapless towers of Ilium。

  HELEN

    Ah me� �ah me� �that is a bitter subject to begin on。

  MENELAUS

    Tell me�察�I adjure thee�察�how wert thou from my home conveyed��

  HELEN

    Alas� �alas� �'tis a bitter tale thou askest to hear。

  MENELAUS

    Speak�察�for I must hear it�察�all that comes is Heaven's gift。

  HELEN

    I loathe the story I am now to tell。

  MENELAUS

    Tell it for all that。 'Tis sweet to hear of trouble past。

  HELEN

    I ne'er set forth to be the young barbarian's bride�察�with oars and

wings of lawless love to speed me on my way。

  MENELAUS

    What deity or fate tore thee from thy country�察�then��

  HELEN

    Ah�察�my lord� �'twas Hermes�察�the son of Zeus�察�that brought and

placed me by the banks of Nile。

  MENELAUS

    A miracle� �Who sent thee thither�拭�O monstrous story��

  HELEN

    I wept�察�and still my eyes are wet with tears。 'Twas the wife of

Zeus that ruined me。

  MENELAUS

    Hera�拭�wherefore should she afflict us twain��

  HELEN

    Woe is me for my awful fate� �Woe for those founts and baths

where the goddesses made brighter still that beauty�察�which evoked

the fatal verdict��

  MENELAUS

    Why did Hera visit thee with evil regarding this verdict��

  HELEN

    To wrest the promise of Cypris´

  MENELAUS

    How now�拭�Say on。

  HELEN

    From Paris�察�to whom that goddess pledged me。

  MENELAUS

    Woe for thee��

  HELEN

    And so she brought me hither to Egypt to my sorrow。

  MENELAUS

    Then she gave him a phantom in thy stead�察�as thou tellest me��

  HELEN

    And then began those woes of thine�察�ah�察�mother� �woe is me��

  MENELAUS

    What meanest thou��

  HELEN

    My mother is no more�察�my shameful marriage made her fix the

noose about her neck。

  MENELAUS

    Ah me� �is our daughter Hermione yet alive��

  HELEN

    Still unwed�察�childless still�察�she mourns my fatal marriage。

  MENELAUS

    O Paris�察�who didst utterly o'erthrow my home�察�here was thy ruin

too and theirs�察�those countless mail´clad Danai。

  HELEN

    From my country�察�city�察�and from thee heaven cast me forth

unhappy and accursed�察�because I left�察�and yet not I�察�home and

husband for union of foul shame。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    If haply ye find happiness in the future�察�it will suffice when

to the past ye look。

  MESSENGER

    Menelaus�察�grant me too a portion of that joy which�察�though mine

own eyes see�察�I scarcely comprehend。

  MENELAUS

    Come then�察�old friend�察�and share with us our talk。

  MESSENGER

    Was it not then in her power to decide all the trouble in Troy��

  MENELAUS

    It was not�察�I was tricked by the gods into taking to my arms a

misty phantom´form�察�to my sorrow。

  MESSENGER

    How so�拭�was it then for this we vainly toiled��

  MENELAUS

    'Twas Hera's handiwork�察�and the jealousy of three goddesses。

  MESSENGER

    Is this real woman�察�then�察�thy wife��

  MENELAUS

    This is she�察�trust my word for that。

  MESSENGER

    Daughter�察�how changeful and inscrutable is the nature of God� �With

some good end doth he vary men's fortune´now up�察�now down�察�one

suffers�察�another who ne'er knew suffering�察�is in his turn to awful

ruin brought�察�having no assurance in his lot from day to day。 Thou and

thy husband have had your share of trouble´thou in what the world

has said�察�he in battle's heat。 For all the striving that he strove�察�he

got him naught�察�while now�察�without an effort made�察�every blessing

fortune boasts is his。 And thou�察�in spite of all�察�hast brought no

shame upon thy aged sire�察�or those twin sons of Zeus�察�nor art thou

guilty of those rumoured crimes。 Now again do I recall thy wedding

rites�察�remembering the blazing torch I bore beside thee in a

four´horsed chariot at full gallop�察�while thou with this thy lord�察�a

new´made bride�察�wert driving forth from thy happy home。 A sorry

servant he�察�whoso regardeth not his master's interest�察�sympathizing

with his sorrows and his joys。 Slave though I was born�察�yet may I be

numbered amongst honest servants�察�for in heart�察�though not in name��

I am free。 For this is better far than in my single person to suffer

these two evils�察�to feel my heart corrupt�察�and as the slave of

others to be at my neighbour's beck and call。

  MENELAUS

    Come�察�old friend�察�oft hast thou stood side by side with me and

taken thy full share of toil�察�so now be partner in my happiness。 Go��

tell my comrades�察�whom I left behind�察�the state of matters here�察�as

thou hast found them�察�and the issue of my fortunes�察�and bid them

wait upon the beach and abide the result of the struggle�察�which I trow

awaits me�察�and if mayhap we find a way to take this lady from the land

by stealth�察�tell them to keep good watch that we may share the luck

and escape�察�if possible�察�from the barbarian's clutch。

  MESSENGER

    It shall be done�察�O king。 Now I see how worthless are the seers'

tricks�察�how full of falsehood�察�nor is there after all aught

trustworthy in the blaze of sacrifice or in the cry of feathered

fowls�察�'tis folly�察�the very notion that birds can help mankind。

Calchas never by word or sign showed the host the truth�察�when he saw

his friends dying on behalf of a phantom�察�nor yet did Helenus�察�but the

city was stormed in vain。 Perhaps thou wilt say�察�'twas not heaven's

will that they should do so。 Then why do we employ these prophets��

Better were it to sacrifice to the gods�察�and crave a blessing�察�leaving

prophecy alone�察�for this was but devised as a bait to catch

livelihood�察�and no man grows rich by divination if he is idle。 No��

sound judgment and discernment are the best of seers。

                                             ��The MESSENGER departs。��

  LEADER

    My views about seers agree exactly with this old man's�此�whoso hath

the gods upon his side will have the best seer in his house。

  HELEN

    Good� �so far all is well。 But how camest thou�察�poor husband��

safe from Troy�拭�though 'tis no gain to know�察�yet friends feel a

longing to learn all that their friends have suffered。

  MENELAUS

    That one short sentence of thine contains a host of questions。 Why

should I tell thee of our losses in the Aegean�察�or of the beacon

Nauplius lighted on Euboea�拭�or of my visits to Crete and the cities of

Libya�察�or of the peaks of Perseus�拭�For I should never satisfy thee

with the tale�察�and by telling thee should add to my own pain�察�though I

suffered enough at the time�察�and so would my grief be doubled。

  HELEN

    Thy answer shows more wisdom than my question。 Omit the rest��

and tell me only this�察�how long wert thou a weary wanderer o'er the

wide sea's face��

  MENELAUS

    Seven long years did I see come and go�察�besides those ten in Troy。

  HELEN

    Alas�察�poor sufferer� �'twas a weary while。 And thou hast thence

escaped only to bleed here。

  MENELAUS

    How so�拭�what wilt thou tell�拭�Ah wife�察�thou hast ruined me。

  HELEN

    Escape and fly with all thy speed from this land。 Thou wilt be

slain by him whose house this is。

  MENELAUS

    What have I done to merit such a fate��

  HELEN

    Thou hast arrived unexpectedly to thwart my marriage。

  MENELAUS

    What� �is some man bent on wedding my wife��

  HELEN

    Aye�察�and on heaping those insults on me�察�which I have hitherto

endured。

  MENELAUS

    Is he some private prince�察�or a ruler of this land��

  HELEN

    The son of Proteus�察�king of the country。

  MENELAUS

    This was that dark saying I heard the servant tell。

  HELEN

    At which of the barbarian's gates wert thou standing��

  MENELAUS

    Here�察�whence like a beggar I was like to be driven。

  HELEN

    Surely thou wert not begging food�拭�Ah�察�woe is me��

  MENELAUS

    That was what I was doing�察�though I had not the name of beggar。

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