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…at then lacks? CriosDA. A draught : a word. Maurya. Where is the draught ? CriospDa. This incense in my hand. Maurya. What is the word? [Crrospa is silent.| Criosda, answer me. Criospa. To invoke death it were to answer this. Maurya. Ah, then, forbear ! [Crrospa és silent] How shall I know the word? Criospa. Good luck may bring it to the light. Maurya. Il luck ? Criospa. A year’s delay. Maurya. Ah, let me gain one gift Whose sweet reversion hangs above me now : To order luck ! Criospa. Skill orders luck ! Maurya. The draught ! Crrospa. Hither, …
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27 I know. Ho! Ho! Criospa. All this I did for thee? Rupua. Ha! Ha! What didst thou do? Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Crrospa. What did Inotdo? All! RupuHa. Tell ! Tell ! "Tis a spell. Criospa. I will tell all. O sea, swallow me up With the last word ! RupHA. It obeys? No! No! Ho! Ho! Criospa. Thou sinister one! Thy rite I duly did That drugged (and dancing with delight thereof The maiden’s mind) the maiden’s body prone Lay on her altar. Then she gave consent, And I smote once. RupHa. Ha! Ha! What came then? Criospa. I tore out her heart, And held its flame …
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…rly on the altar.| Oh, what happiness, what happiness! Criosda, dear brother, how I love you ! I wish to sleep for ever—I wish to die ! [Crrospa, who has been bending over her, leaps up, shrieks.| Criospa. The luck of Maurya ! [He draws quickly his dirk; it flashes on high, he leaps on to the body of Maurya, and plunges it into her heart.| CurRTAIN.
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…s wings. In you the whole chance lies. Maurya. In me? CRIOSDA. In you. Maurya. _ I will do all to win ! CRIOSDA. Do all? Maurya. Do all. Crrospa. Ah then! No, no, it is not yet enough. Not definite yet. Stop! fool, shall I hint and ruin all with a word? Backwards or forwards, the blow goes home either way. [Looks at her with keen fierce eyes.] Ah ! Maurya. [4 little frightened.| Come, O my brother ! It is time to go. | Criospa. No! leave me. It is but an hour. [Maurya smiles ; leaves her hand a little in his, and so passes out slowly through th…