It roused me from my sleep. I started up
With trembling limbs and wildly beating heart.735
Long was I speechless from that haunting fear,
Until thy fond affection gave me tongue.
Why do the ghosts of hades threaten me?
Or why did I behold my husband's blood?
Nurse: All things which occupy the waking[57] mind,740
Some subtle power, swift working, weaves again
Into our web of dreams. Small wonder then,
Thy sleeping thoughts were filled with marriage beds