Electra
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.
- There they are, coming quickly out of the house.
- They are well-born, but that may ring false; for many of the well-born are base. However; I give the guests welcome.
- Welcome, old man! To which of your friends, Electra, does this ancient remnant of a man belong?
- This is the one who brought up my father, stranger.
- What are you saying? Is this the one who stole away your brother?
- This is the one who saved him, if indeed he is still alive.
- Oh! Why does he look at me, as if he were examining the clear mark impressed on a silver coin? Is he comparing me to someone?
- Perhaps he is glad to see in you a companion of Orestes.
- A beloved man, yes. But why is he circling all around me?