Ah, now I have caught thee! Thou who poisonest a thirsty people with foul water! Where is He Who shall come? Where is thy Messiah? Where is the King of the Jews? Aye, show Him to us!
THE PEOPLE
[Fiercely.] Yea, woe to thee if thou canst not show Him to us!
JOHN
[Firmly.] Here cometh the King of the Jews whom ye acclaim!
SCENE X
The same. Herod, Herodias, Salome and their train appear above in the background. The company of soldiers, with their officers, have posted themselves at the Palace gates. In silence the procession descends.
ONE OF THE TRAIN
Hail to Herod! [Still silence.] Now, ye dogs! Cry, Hail!
HEROD