Sardou's Cleopatra — page 92: what you’re looking at

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SARDOU’S CLEOPATRA. (7 “If I speak the truth,” he said, “will it meet with the scurvy reception you have already given it ?” Pharon, who had suddenly grown very white, threw himself down upon a stool in the corner of the cell. “Go on!” he said. “Whatever you may say, I will not lay hands upon you again. You have my word.” Diomedes gave him a sharp glance, and, appar- ently satisfied with his scrutiny, began as follows: ‘““You- have been deceived. I have already told you the truth. Must I repeat it?” “Cleopatra believes me dead, and rejoices in that belief ?” es.) “Oh, fool that I have been !” He saw it all now. And yet it was chiefly his own fault that he had fallen into the mad error. ‘There is one thing yet’ you can have,’ said Diomedes, slowly. “And that is?” was the weary response. ‘Revenge !” “Revenge? On whom? Not on the girl who saved my life! It is not her fault that I am mad. Eomiebooks (E(@)