Is fain to call for witness! Hear him, gods! [This daring speech causes a great sensation.]
The Priest.
O blasphemous! For trifling tongue-slip thus
To be construed as utterance profane!
Heaven, avenge Thy servant! Lightning-shaft
And bolted thunder strike this slave! [With arms upraised.]
The Young Slave.
[With a sneer.]
Too clear
The face of morning! Did fulfilment wait