Sardou's Cleopatra — page 219: what you’re looking at

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204 SARDOU’S CLEOPATRA. watrior spirit strong within him; but then, with a groan, he waved them back. “No,” he said, “Antony is unworthy of you. Below there in the harbor is a vessel loaded with treasure. Take it and depart, all of you, with your soldiers. Octavius will take you into his army. Leave me alone in my remorse, that will be eternal. Oh, it cuts me to the heart tosee you all faithful to me! ‘Leave me; this farewell is my last. Go, do not tempt the vengeance of the gods !”’ No one stirred; but they looked at one another in bewilderment, each waiting for the other to speak. How to combat this obstinate grief? While Antony had been speaking there had appeared on the beach, coming from the direction of the city, two figures—one a tall, heavily built man, and the other a woman, closely vailed. When they reached the rock the man paused in its shadow, and the woman continued on her way alone toward the group of soldiers. She was close upon them before any one noticed her. Ventidius was the first to do so, and he uttered a loud exclamation, w.1ich attracted the attention of the others. As Antony caught sight of the vailed figure he turned white to the lips. But whatever ~comicbooks Eo a)