Her. Apollon, with what preludes speech begins!
Meg. Dead are my brothers and old father too.
Her. How say'st thou?—doing what?—by spear-stroke whence?
Meg. Lukos destroyed them—the land's noble king!
Her. Met them in arms? or through the land's disease?
Meg. Sedition: and he sways seven-gated Thebes.
Her. Why then came fear on the old man and thee?
Meg. He meant to kill thy father, me, our boys.
Her. How say'st thou? Fearing what from orphanage?
Meg. Lest they should some day pay back Kreon's death.