Among the common people. You may need him,

And what king knows when the hour of need may come?

You dream that you have men enough. You laugh.

Yes; you are laughing to yourself. You say,

‘I am Conchubar—I have no need of him.’

You will cry out for him some day and say,

‘If Naisi were but living’——[She misses NAISI.] Where is he?

Where have you sent him? Where is the son of Usna?

Where is he, O, where is he?

[She staggers over to the MUSICIANS. The EXECUTIONER has come out with sword on which there is blood; CONCHUBAR points to it. The MUSICIANS give a wail.