That from the lofty tower that doth remain

Alone of Troy's proud walls, he should be dashed,

And headlong fall to quick and certain death.

Andromache [aside]: My soul is faint within me, and my limbs

Do quake; while chilling fear congeals my blood.625

Ulysses [aside]: She trembles; here must I pursue my quest.

Her fear betrayeth her; wherefore this fear

Will I redouble.—

[To attendants.]

Go in haste, my men,