Of bitter, wrathful mood,

And consummate within

[*]The loathly work of blood;

[And bidding Vengeance come as thine ally,]

Destroy the murderer.

Enter Ægisthos

Ægis. Not without summons came I, but by word

Of courier fetched, and learn that travellers bring

Their tale of tidings new, in no wise welcome.

As for Orestes' death, with it to charge