Who is for Cuchulain, I say?
[She sings the same words as before, flourishing her dagger about. While she is singing, Conall’s Wife and Laegaire’s Wife draw their daggers and run at her, but Cuchulain forces them back. Laegaire and Conall draw their swords to strike Cuchulain]
Laegaire’s Wife
[Crying out so as to be heard through Emer’s singing]
Deafen her singing with horns!
Conall’s Wife
Cry aloud! blow horns! make a noise!
Laegaire’s Wife
Blow horns, clap hands, or shout, so that you smother her voice!
[The Horse Boys and Scullions blow their horns or fight among themselves. There is a deafening noise and a confused fight. Suddenly three black hands come through the windows and put out the torches. It is now pitch dark, but for a faint light outside the house which merely shows that there are moving forms, but not who or what they are, and in the darkness one can hear low terrified voices]