Mieris. Nourm! Run to the palace, bid them send hither those who drive forth the evil spirits—
Yaouma. Alas! mistress, I do fear—already he has fallen—struck to earth.
Mieris. They will save him, they will bear him hither—
Yaouma. Will they bear him hither alive?
Mieris [to Nourm] Run!—You hear!—Run to the palace, bid those who assist at the last hour be ready to come. If he have died defending us, the same honors shall be paid him as though ourselves were dead! Go! [Nourm goes out. A pause] Now, Yaouma, lead me out upon the road to the Nile.
Yaouma. Mistress, you seek to die? Many then must be your sorrows!
Mieris. Alas! Alas! Why did you discover my flight? Why did you seek me, find me, and bring me back—
Yaouma. Had I not guessed your purpose?
Mieris. What have I left to live for?
Yaouma. You have lived all these years in spite of your affliction, what is there that is changed?