Andromache

Euripides

Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Translated into English Prose from the Text of Paley. Vol. II. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1891.

  1. Surely thou dost not suppose that any of thy messengers heed thee?
Andromache
  1. Why should they? Wilt thou then go for me?
Maid
  1. How shall I explain my long absence from the house?
Andromache
  1. Thou art a woman; thou canst invent a hundred ways.
Maid
  1. There is a risk, for Hermione keeps no careless guard.