Sardou's Cleopatra — page 245: what you’re looking at

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230 SARDOU’S CLEOPATRA, a present, if she will forsake my fortunes and join with him against me. And your answer ?” Cleopatra smiled. “My answer! ‘There was none. Beneath the walls, upon the sands, lies the body of the mes- senger, pierced with a hundred wounds. ‘To-night the vultures will feed upon the carrion. Antony! Antony! For this vain diadem, for the safety of Egypt, I would have betrayed a hundred kings, but you, never! You I loved!” “Queen of my soul, I believe you!” cried An- tony, tearing the message of Cesar into bits. ‘‘And so perish forever all calumnies against you!” Upon Ventidius the queen flashed one quick glance of ferocious, savage joy. ‘The old soldier - shrank back sorrowfully—defeated. Once more from the temple burst forth in loud refrain the holy chants: Isis, Osiris, Horus! Horus, Isis, Osiris! Osiris, Horus, Isis! This time Cleopatra started, and raised her eyes quickly to the sky. Above the high wall of the garden loomed up a cloud of inky blackness. In another moment it would obscure the brilliancy of the sun. comicbooks.co