Whips, racks should teach you! What, his fools? his dupes?

Leave me! unhand me!

Kha. [Approaching Djabal timidly.] Save

her for my sake!

She was already thine; she would have shared

To-day thine exaltation: think, this day

Her hair was plaited thus because of thee!

Yes, feel the soft bright hair—feel!

Nuncio. [Struggling with those who have seized him.] What, because

His leman dies for him? You think it hard