It is--John--the Baptist.
ABI, MAECHA
[Hurrying up, all curiosity.] The Baptist?
SALOME
Let him be who he be. See how the people surge round him! Have ye ever in your valley seen a rock bend? He doth not bend. Ha! ha! Not he! Only if--perhaps---- [She stretches out her arms.]
SCENE II
The same. Herodias. [Enters from centre.]
MAECHA
Mistress, thy mother!
THE THREE MAIDENS