MANASSA, AMARJA
Farewell, Rabbi. [They turn to go.]
JOHN
Go not thus; not yet. Let me clasp your hands, then ye are the least among my disciples, and [in great emotion] methinks I--I--love you.
[The Curtain falls.]
FIFTH ACT
FIFTH ACT
Hall in Herod's Palace. A row of pillars, raised by two steps, in the background, which lead to an open balcony with balustrade. This can be shut off by curtains, which at first are thrown back. A street is supposed to run at the foot of the next storey. In the middle of the stage, raised on a dais, is a table, with couches ranged round it; flowers and ornaments. Doors to right and left.
SCENE I
Servants moving about arranging pictures and flowers, Gabalos superintending them; afterwards, Herod.