Sardou's Cleopatra — page 235: what you’re looking at

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220 SARDOU’S CLEOPATRA. She caught her breath, and two incr tears rolled down her cheeks. “T should not have been there if I had betrayed you.” “Why, then, did your vessels cowardly sail auey in the very midst of the fight ?” “What is the use of excusing myself?” she re- plied, with a sob. ‘You would not believe me.” ‘What excuse can there be? And to follow her I deserted my soldiers, that invincible army that had been faithful to me through all! For her I did that!” — She stretched out her hands piteously, as if to silence him, but he proceeded inexorably : “Yes, for you, faithless woman! No! You are right. I would not believe you. And yet, is there aught you couid say to justify yourself? To whom did you wish to sacrifice me? To sell me? To Cesar! To Cesar! Everything proves it!” Within the temple were heard the chants of the priests, but these two were deaf to all save the sound of each other’s voice. “Yes,” said Cleopatra, her limbs trembling with the emotion she could not control. ‘Yes, all, all is against me. It was an inexplicable delirium. ‘Ecomicbooks co