OZIAS (after a pause, to the soldiers). Unbind him! (The soldiers obey.) Take him off! Speedily! Away! All! Let none remain! Hasten, I say!
(Exeunt back, all except Ozias and Judith. As he goes Achior kisses Judith's robe.)
JUDITH (to Achior, as he does so). Truth-teller!
(At a sign from Judith, Haggith re-enters the house.)
OZIAS. Your face is turned from me, because of the youth. Yet you came out to see the governor of the city, and the governor could do no other than I have done.
JUDITH (looking at him). Ozias, you have shown me your heart.
OZIAS. Yea!
JUDITH. And in the moment when the youth came you asked of me my counsel.
OZIAS. Yea!
JUDITH. Hear me now, for the words you have spoken before the people this day are not right.