I have not come too quickly? Thou hast brought
Thy meditation to an end? Then speak!
None hears but I.
Nathan
Nay, all the world may hear
For aught I care!
Saladin
So clear and confident
Is Nathan in his wisdom? Ha! this I deem
To be a sage indeed! Nothing to hide,
Never to palter—but to stake his life,
His blood, his goods, and all, upon the truth!
Nathan
Yea ... if need were ... and if the truth were served....
Saladin
One of my titles, Betterer of the World
And of the Law, I hope from this day forth
To bear with right.
Nathan