Was her heart ere the point | of her sword had pierced it;

On the pillow at last | her head she laid,

And, wounded, her plan | she pondered o’er.

[48]. “Hither I will | that my women come

Who gold are fain | from me to get;

Necklaces fashioned | fair to each

Shall I give, and cloth, | and garments bright.”

[49]. Silent were all | as so she spake,

And all together | answer made:

“Slain are enough; | we seek to live,