He was not afraid? SECOND SOLDIER Oh no! The Tetrarch sent him the ring. THE CAPPADOCIAN What ring? SECOND SOLDIER The death-ring. So he was not afraid. THE CAPPADOCIAN Yet it is a terrible thing to strangle a king. FIRST SOLDIER Why? Kings have but one neck, like other folk. THE CAPPADOCIAN I think it terrible. THE YOUNG SYRIAN The Princess rises! She is leaving the table! She looks very troubled. Ah, she is coming this way. Yes, she is coming towards us. How pale she is! Never have I seen her so pale. THE PAGE OF HERODIAS Do not look at her. I pray you not to look at her. THE YOUNG SYRIAN She is like a dove that has strayed.... She is like a narcissus trembling in the wind.... She is like a silver flower. [Enter Salomé.]
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