[The slaves put out the torches. The stars disappear. A great cloud crosses the moon and conceals it completely. The stage becomes quite dark. The Tetrarch begins to climb the staircase.]
[The soldiers rush forward and crush be九九藏书neath their shields, Salome, daughter of Herodias, Princess of Jud?a.]
She is monstrous, thy daughter; I tell thee she is monstrous. In truth, what she has done is a great crime. I am sure that it is a crime against some unknown God.
THE VOICE OF SALOME
希罗底︰我同意我女儿的行为。现在,我愿意待在这里了。
[A ray of moonlight falls on Salome and illumines her.]
say that love hath a bitter taste. But what matter? what matter? I have kissed thy mouth, Iokanaan, I have kissed thy mouth.
HEROD
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Ah! There speaks my brothers wife! Come! I will not stay in this place. Come, I tellhttp://www•99lib•net thee. Surely some terrible thing will befall. Manasseh, Issachar, Ozias, put out the torches. I will not look at things, I will not suffer things to look at me. Put out the torches! Hide the moon! Hide the stars! Let us hide ourselves in our palace, Herodias. I begin to be afraid.
[Rising.]
Ah! I have kissed thy九*九*藏*书*网 mouth, Iokanaan, I have kissed thy mouth. There was a bitter taste on thy lips. Was it the taste of blood? . . . Nay; but perchance it was the taste of love. . .They
I am well pleased with my daughter. She has done well. And I would stay here now.