Sardou's Cleopatra — page 147: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

132 SARDOU’S CLECPATRA, “TLucullus.” i “Luculius? Tell me, Lucullus, do you know Octavius ?” woes, queen,”’ ‘‘And his sister, Octavia ?” The messenger hesitated amoment. Was this a trap that was being laid for him? ‘“‘Answer,” repeated Cleopatra. “Do you know Cootavin'??}) 0" “I do not know her, queen.” ‘“Have you ever seen her ?” “I saw her once, at the festival of Juno.” “Ts she beautiful ?” As the messenger was about to answer, he saw Charmian, who was standing behind the queen, make a sign to him to answer in the negative. ‘No, madam, she is white and lank.” The queen smiled. Young?” “No. At least she looks not so.” “As tall as I?” “Oh, not near so tall.” ‘The color of her hair ?” “Brown.” ‘Her eyes ?” “Small, and pale in hue.” comicbooks.com.