Sardou's Cleopatra — page 200: what you’re looking at

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SARDOUW’S CLEOPATRA. 185 “But—but,” said Antony, ; in a hollow whisper. ‘“Kephren ?” : Instantly the queen’s face changed. She threw back her head, with a contemptuous curl of the lip. “Kephren,” she called, in a ringing voice of command. In obedience to her call, the door of the inner chamber, where the captain of the guard had con- cealed himself after bearing his mistress to Antony’s chamber, opened, and the man sum- moned appeared. Advancing to the queen, he bowed low before her. She turned again to Antony. “Your friend,’ she said, “who repeated this slander, lied. This man, whom he pretended I loved, is merely a devoted slave, and nothing -more.” | “Prove it!” said Antony, huskily. “TT ow ?”? “By killing him this instant before my eyes.” Cleopatra turned a shade paler. She knew Kephren’s unswerving devotion, and valued it. “Be it so,” she said, briefly. She approaohed a table on which was a silver comicbooks (E(0)