Sardou's Cleopatra — page 146: what you’re looking at

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SARDOU'S CLEOPATRA. 131 4 CHAPTER XI. BENEATH THE IBIS’ WING. It was with great difficulty that Kephren could persuade the terror-stricken messenger to appear again before the queen, and it was only by dint of threats that he finally succeeded in doing so. When the messenger emerged upon the roof he was somewhat reassured, however, by the exceed- ing graciousness of Cleopatra’s reception. She had apparently quite recovered her self-possession, and, in the sweetest of tones, she apologized for the rough treatment to which she had subjected him. “You were innocent,” she said, “and I should not have confounded the master with his mouth- piece. Approach !” still trembling, the messenger obeyed. Cleo- patra threw herself nonchantly upon the couch, and asked, with a smile: “What is your name?” ma ) Comicbooks:;co =