SALADIN.
We forget
The game before us: lot us make an end of it.
SITTAH.
I move—so—now then—check! and check again!
SALADIN.
This countercheck I wasn’t aware of, Sittah;
My queen must fall the sacrifice.
SITTAH.
Let’s see—
Could it be helped?
SALADIN.
No, no, take off the queen!
That is a piece which never thrives with me.