[Exit Jezebel.
Enter Prophet.
Prophet.
Pharmas! Ashobal! Hark! Is Pharmas there?
It is full noon, but Pharmas is not here,
No, nor Ashobal. But there seems to be
Less danger than I feared: I was not questioned,
And men go unmolested to the feast.
Enter Ashobal.
Here is Ashobal. Where is Pharmas, friend?
Ashobal.
Gone to the Queen again, with ink and seals.
There is this news: the King and Queen have talked
And Ahab now is in his room again,
Moodily sharpening his sword, and muttering.
I myself think that Ahab has gone mad.
Prophet.
No word from Jehu yet, of Ahaziah?