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Thou seest that I Am well, and it is now the fatal hour. Heracles King Admetus, thou art doubly blest: First, for thy favor with the gods; and then, No less, that this, love s highest challenge, hath Not rung in vain in Pherse! Yet, as king O er such a subject, thou rt no happier Than is that subject, whose brave soul uprose To save the king by such a deed! Therein, 58 ADMETUS Alone, may man outstrip the gods that he May die for love! Adm. Noble Heracles! I partly guess thy meaning. What is tha...t? (A sound of the wailing of Women is heard. ) Is that the wailing for the soul that goes As ransom for the king? Heracles Reverently. For him should rise A song of triumph, rather! Attendant Entering The queen, my lord, Is dying! Adm. And Heracles The queen! Att. The queen, my lord, is dying! Adm. Incredulous. That cannot be! She was but faint for joy! (There is a pause, in which Heracles divines all that has happened. ) Heracles For joy, Admetus, she hath ransomed thee! (Admetus slowly realizes that even a woman might fulfil the terms of his ransom.
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