FIRST SOLDIER. My lord knows that no drop is left in the gourds.

(Ozias waves him away, and he retires.)

OZIAS (to Haggith, who is busy with the sack). Woman, has the lady Judith perchance dreamed a dream?

HAGGITH (enigmatically). My mistress has dreamed no dream. Why does the lord Ozias ask?

OZIAS. It seemed to me—(stops)

HAGGITH. Dreams lift up fools. (Exit into the house.) (Exit Ozias, L.)

(The soldier strolls forward. Twilight begins to fall.)

(Enter Haggith from the house with more baggage.)

HAGGITH (to the soldier; curtly; not looking at him). So thou hast no water?

FIRST SOLDIER (with genial freedom). Yea, Haggith, we have still a little.