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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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