And then he will no longer be harsh to you.ElectraHe is proud; for he lives in my home.ClytemnestraYou see? Again you are rekindling new quarrels.ElectraI am silent; I fear him—as I fear him.ClytemnestraStop this talk! But why did you summon me, child?ElectraYou have heard, I suppose, that I have given birth;in thanks for this, please sacrifice—for I do not know how—on the tenth day, as is the custom for the child. For I have no experience, being childless before.ClytemnestraThis is work for another, the one who delivered you.ElectraI was all alone in my labor and at the baby’s birth.