Apol. Now count ye up the votes thrown out, O friends,
And be ye honest, as ye reckon them;
One sentence lacking, sorrow great may come,
720
And one vote given hath ofttimes saved a house.
[A pause, during which the urns are emptied and
the votes are counted
Athena. The accused is found “not guilty” of the murder:
For lo! the numbers of the votes are equal.[[535]]
Orest. O Pallas, thou who hast redeemed my house,