[Michal enters unseen.]

ABIATHAR

If Saul cries out.…

ABISHAI

Be ready.…

MICHAL [To them.]

What is this!

[David, haggard, with drawn sword and a piece of Saul’s cloak in his hand, re-enters from the cave. He sees Michal, pauses, and gazes upon her, as she on him, with rising emotion.]

MICHAL [Inarticulate. Then.]

Ah, you have slain—