Thy sovereign. [Exit Myrrha.

Pan.‍Yet stay, damsel!—She's gone.

If aught of ill betide her, better I

Had lost my life. Sardanapalus holds her

Far dearer than his kingdom, yet he fights

For that too; and can I do less than he,

Who never flashed a scimitar till now?

Myrrha, return, and I obey you, though300

In disobedience to the monarch. [Exit Pania.

Enter Altada and Sfero by an opposite door.