Iphigenia in Tauris

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. A fearful suggestion, for foreigners to kill their host!
Orestes
  1. But we must dare it, if it brings our safety.
Iphigenia
  1. I could not; yet I approve your eagerness.
Orestes
  1. What if you were to hide me secretly in the shrine?
Iphigenia
  1. So that we might take advantage of the darkness and escape?