Alcmena
Heart’s utterance
Were mockery, if spoken by the tongue.
Zeus
Yet, be assured, nothing is hid from me.
Alcmena
Unmoving figure of Amphitryon
I knew and hated, when you crossed the threshold,
Hope seemed to step beside you.
Zeus
Hope is mine.
Alcmena
Then say, where have you found the keys of life,
That you unlock its portals suddenly?