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THE EQUINOX RINALDO. It may be so. But you are my hostage. [He releases her. Shefaæs him, LAYLAH. A worthless pledge. RINALDO. These silks and pearlsl I could draw your veil through a link in my chain mail. LAYLAH. I am the bride of the Emir. RINALDO. A fair bride I guessed you his daughter. LAYLAH. My feet have not entered his house. RINALDO. Your feet are fair. . . . Can you tell fortunes? LAYLAH. On the forehead of every man his destiny is written. RINALDO. Read mine. LAYLAH. Let me go to my house. RINALDO‘ Then I will read yours. You are to…
1911 · PDF PAGE 86
THE EQUINOX RINALDO. For water I will give you fire. Twelve hundred years ago came peace on earth and goodwill toward men through avirgin sacrifice. . . . History repeats itself. LAYLAH. I am on the edge of the well ; but I shall not fall in. You area renegade, I see; and, I think, a monster. You are mad with pride and conceit of your own wisdom. SoI know you for a fool. RINALDO, The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. LAYLAH. Prate on I Even the dust mocks at you. RINALDO. There are snakes in the dust. LAYLAH. What do you mean? RINALDO…
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THE SCORPION ISAAC. There, the wind has blown her robe open. What’s that? Diamonds, by Abraham! Whatwaste! What terrible waste! RINALDO [leaping/”ram his setzt]. The scorpion I [He makes to 76/?!!!שקנmm’ das-þ: LAYLAH in his arms] Laylah! my one lovel LAYLAH, Rinaldo! RINALDO. We might not live together. God is love; He lets us die together. LAYLAH. Together at last I RINALDO. You and I, love, you and I. LAYLAH. You and I. [The flames Haze to hem/en with a 7047. RINALDO and LAYLAH are öle/ted aut. URCHIN. What has he done? ISAAC. He was tryingto…
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THE SCORPION —and at last he is hurled fighting into the hungry mouth of death. LAYLAH. The cloud grows. RINALDO. Indeed you love me, if you bid me waste no time. LAYLAH. Oh nol . . . I must respect you. You treat me as if I were a pebble in the sand. Nothing moves you. RINALDO. Love moves me‘ LAYLAH. We are opposites in all. RINALDO. So Nature hath ordained. Man hates his neighbour : but when he finds his opposite, he loves it. All joy is the warfare of enemies, from the clash of lance and sabre, when Saracen meets Christian on the plain to—this…
1911 · PDF PAGE 91
PERSONS OF THE TRAGEDY ACT ΙΙ LAYLAH, wife of Sidi Omar SLIMAN, her son {ψ Sir Rinaldo de la Chute/[e OTnMAN, AKBAR,?]חלשsom by Sz'di Omar MOHAMMED, FATMA, her aged Nubian nurse LEDMIYA, a young hana'maidm, Μυῖαι}. Other waiting-wamm, Pipe-slaw: ABDUL KHAN, an amat/z. Other eunuch: ACHMET, :ther to Slz'man A?ןממס-?!?גואCHRISTIAN MAIDEN, daughter to Sir Rinaldo de la Chapel/e MESSENGERS THE POPULACE 83
1911 · PDF PAGE 83
…upon him, Bidding him return a conqueror To the flower of his garden That awaits his hand to pluck. [During the last part of the song SIR RINALDO DE LA CHAPELLE, 864107/?;>וof the Knights Templum-, has entered L. Quid/y, dzsmouuted, tethered his pet/fee}; to þaim, and 00611861/?”!שוLAYLAH. As she [fulls the [??}ש”ש/שחthe water he [taps his hands over her eyes. She shudders wz‘thfem', but gives up sound. SIR RINALDO. You are a brave maiden. LAYLAH. You are—an infidel. Ι had not my dagger, or your shriek —not mine—would have summoned my kin. RINALD…
1911 · PDF PAGE 89
THE SCORPION RINALDO. The cloud blackens all the sky. Laylahl [He takes the 5607191011/70171 his helmet. Keep this token of me. LAYLAH. For a token of hate and of revenge! RINALDO. As you will. But the Crusades are endedl [He draws her to the well, and lays her down. With her arms on the 1070 wall, and her face hidden, she 5005. RINALDO talees his gia/frey, and, with one glance over his shonlder towards the enemy and another to LAYLAH, rides of, driving the 5151175 into his horse. LAYLAH remains sobbing. After 0 long interval she half-rises, an…
1911 · PDF PAGE 85
…dress grievances, let us redress the great grievance, man misunderstanding man! LAYLAH. Let me go to my house. [She tries 10 511% away.] RINALDO. Sit there! [He pm‘s her back wry accurate/y.] We worship one God, as you do. That is the essence of agree— ment. We have one prophet, as you have; there’s little odds in a name. Let our tools go worship at the tomb of our prophets, as your fools go worship at the tomb of yours ; and let us break the heads only of those who break the peace. LAYLAH. Let me go to my house. You are breaking the peace now,…
1911 · PDF PAGE 77
THE SCORPION PERSONS OF THE TRAGEDY ACT Ι SIR RINALDO DE LA CHAPELLE, Preceþtar of 1112 Knight; Templar: SIR RAYMOND, SIR JAMES, SIR EUSTACHE, and OTHERS, his Μιχα; JOCELYN, a Traubadour, in their company ESQUIRES, etc, to them SAID OMAR, an Ambian Emir. Hi: band of !!!/!17110” LAYLAH, lli: newly-wedded bride A NYMPH, ”117472/?ששמattendant an h"
1911 · PDF PAGE 105
PERSONS OF THE TRAGEDY ACT III SIR RINALDO DE LA CHAPELLE, GrandMamr afflzz Temple A BISHOP REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KING OF JERUSALEM THE GRAND MASTER OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST JOHN THE GRAND MASTER OF THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA CLERKS, USHERS, ADVOCATES,!!!. TORTURERS A PHYSICIAN THE KING OF JERUSALEM MANY DIGNITARIES AND THEIR LADIES THE CROWD ISAAC,?םקש AN URCIIIN LAVLAX—l, now Imaum 0: Primus Κauredd'z'n
1911 · PDF PAGE 109
THE SCORPION REP. OF K. OF JERUSALEM. Enough. BISHOP [to RINALDO]. And you, Grand Master? RINALDO. More than enough. BISHOP. My beloved daughter! God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should repent and be saved. It is therefore the most merciful provision of our just and merciful law that none be condemned without confession. Let the urge you to make peace with God and man. LAYLAH. Peace, peace! when there is no peace, BISHOP. There spoke a lost soul. Confess, my dear daughter. Break the bonds of Satan at the last. LAYI.AH [dr…
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…trebled. Witchcraft has many tricks. BISHOP. The Court is dissolved. My lords, will you please breakfast with me? [JUDGES murmur assent. RINALDO. Thank you, my lord, but I have my bellyful. [The other: exchange glances andgo out. RINALDO is left alone. He goes to theflare oftorture] There is blood on the floor, It fell from her lip that she hit through. . . . Pilate washed his hands in water. Had I power I would wash mine in blood, in the blood of these monsters of cruelty—no, of stupidity. But I am too old. I gave all for power, and I used all …
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… III SCENE Ι: Twent}! years later. jerusalem. The Caanez't Chamber (ζ} the Grand Trihnnal. A Bishop, as Grand Ingnisitor. On hz's right, RINALDO,‘ now become Grand Master of the Terhþle; on his left the Grand Master of the Knights of Malta. Beyond these, the Grand Master ef the Knights of St john and the reþresentatz'we ofthe K'ing of jerusalem. Clerhs, Ushers, etc. A military guard. Clericalfunctionaries ofall sorts. Underguard LAYLAH, unveiled, scarred with sword-61415,a stern savage virago. BISHOP. Let the indictment be read. THE CLERK OF TH…
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… the devil, you blaspheme, Be silent! On the first count, guilty. [Several JUDGES, hut uot R1NALDo,echo “ Guilty.” Through- out this same RINALDO sits absolutely sileut amt motionless, except that how and theu he makes a gesture of weg;/iners and z'mþatz'eme. THE CLERK. Secondly, that you have in these twenty years past gathered a band of lawless ruffians, and constantly assailed the defenders of the sepulchre, with malice and deadly hatred. PROSECUTOR. We say that no woman could do thus, unless aided by Satan. LAYLAH. Dido, Queen of Carthage, wa…