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.

  1. Surely there isn’t anyone who will know me if he sees me, old man?
Old man
  1. There are slaves, who have never even seen you.
Orestes
  1. Would they be well disposed to me, if I should prevail?
Old man
  1. Yes, for that is the way of slaves, luckily for you.
Orestes
  1. However might I approach him then?
Old man
  1. By going where he will see you as he sacrifices.
Orestes
  1. He has fields by the road, it seems?
Old man
  1. Yes, and when he sees you there, he will invite you to the feast.
Orestes
  1. I shall be a bitter companion in the feast, if the god wishes it.