ELECTRA.
Go then, but never shall I follow thee,
Entreat me as thou mayst, of that be sure:
Fools only look for that which none can find.
[Footnote: As no help or sympathy can be found in Chrysothemis.]
CHRYSOTHEMIS.
If thou dost seem unto thyself so wise
Hug thine own wisdom, soon in danger's hour
Thou wilt confess that I have counselled right.
(Exit CHRYSOTHEMIS.)
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THE RECOGNITION.
Orestes enters with the urn which, it is pretended, contains his ashes. His recognition ensues.
LINES 1097-1231.
ORESTES.
Say, ladies, have we been informed aright,
And has our journey led us to our mark?
CHORUS.
What is thy journey's mark? Whom dost thou seek?
ORESTES.
I fain would learn where King Aegisthus dwells.
CHORUS.
Thou hast not been misled, this is the place.
ORESTES.
Would one of you announce to those within.
In courteous wise that strangers twain are here?
CHORUS.
That will this maid if kinship gives a claim.
ORESTES.
Go, lady, then, and tell them in the house
That Phocian envoys for Aegisthus look.