The conscious minister of my designs,
And wittingly let Menelaüs help
His father's plans. And by this test of crime,
Let their uncertain birth be put to proof:
If they refuse to wage this deadly war,
And will not serve my hatred; if they plead
He is their uncle—then is he their sire.
So let them go. But no! a look of fear330
Has oft revealed the heart. And weighty plans,
E'en 'gainst the stoutest will, betray themselves.