Yes, and is now at hand.
(Enter STRANGER.)
Whate'er is meet
For thee to say, speak; he is at thy side.
OEDIPUS.
O stranger, listen to this maid who sees
Both for herself and me, since our good luck
Hath sent thee to inform our ignorance.
STRANGER.
Ere thou dost question further, leave that place;
'Tis holy ground whereon thou mayest not tread.
OEDIPUS.
What, then, is the indwelling deity?