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AESCHYLUS
vv. 1670–1673.
Aigisthos.
I spare thee now. Know well for all this folly thou shalt feel my power.
Leader.
Aye, vaunt thy greatness, as a bird beside his mate doth vaunt and swell.
Clytemnestra.
Vain hounds are baying round thee; oh, forget them! Thou and I shall dwell
As Kings in this great House. We two at last will order all things well.
[The Elders and the remains of Agamemnon's retinue retire sullenly, leaving the Spearmen in possession. Clytemnestra and Aigisthos turn and enter the Palace.
