Herod his friend. But he would not confine
That friendship to the easy spoken word,
And hear I bear a proof of Cæsar’s faith.
Herein is added to thy boundaries
Hippo, Samaria and Gadara,
And high-walled Joppa, and Anthedon’s shore,
And Gaza unto these, and Straton’s towers. (Moves down.)
Here is the scroll, with Cæsar’s own hand signed.
Herod. (Taking the scroll—at foot of steps.) Mariamne, hear you this? Mariamne, see you?
(Turns to look at scroll.)