Ste. How now, vapidity?
Arc. I mean, my lord,
You have convinced me, and this marriage bond
Shall be as Zeus has made it.
Sac. Pelagon,
Your reason captures mine, and I repent
My mockery. This strange event's no more
Uncouth, now you have pried the way for me
To wisdom's bed of truth. I clearly see
Thai man and woman of one mother born
May be no kin. The marriage shall stand.
Pel. In name of Zeus!
Arc. Yes, in his name.
Ste. Nay, wife,
We know your simple heart, and read its horror
Through this pretence so suddenly clapped on.
We shall reject a forced and sad submission——
Pel. Ay, ay, we shall! I'll act at once, and stop
Their kisses, riveting a bond unblessed——
Sac. Unblessed?
Pel. My golden joy, I speak your thought
Not mine.
[A clamor in street]