Sardou's Cleopatra — page 91: what you’re looking at

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76 SARDOU’S CLEOPATRA. the marble statue of Isis to descend from her pedestal and interfere. Poor dupe! If what you say is true, it was Iras, and Iras alone, that saved you. Cleopatra believes you dead and rejoices at miestact,. She——-”’ But two lithe, sinewy hands were about his throat and choked his further utterance. Pharon, beside himself with anger, shook him like a reed in his powerful grasp, and hurled him from him. Gasping and half-strangled, Diomedes fell upon the pallet. For an instant, save for the heavy breathing of - the two men, there was silence in the little cell. The Greek was the first to recover himself. With an effort, he approached to where his victim. lay. Diomedes crept closer to the wall. “Oh! have no fear!” said Pharon. “My anger is spent. I was wrong. After all, you may be right. Speak! ‘Tell me all that you know. But, as you fear the vengeance of the gods, speak the © truth.” Diomedes, somewhat reassured, rose slowly and painfully to his feet. His breast heaved with anger, but it was an anger he did not dare give vent to. Dissimulation and trickery were his weapons, -cComicbooks.co