Now follow: smite him now: thou art strong, but yet
Thy king is stronger—mightier thewed than thou.
Thou couldst not slay him in fight.
ALMACHILDES.
I cannot slay him
Thus.
ROSAMUND.
Canst thou slay thy bride by fire? He dies,
Or she dies, bound against the stake. His death
Were the easier. Follow him: save her: strike but once.
ALMACHILDES.
I cannot. God requite thee this! I will.
[Exit.
ROSAMUND.
And I will see it. And, father, thou shalt see.