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恶兆。好，莎乐美，妳不会希望见到我遭到不幸的事吧？妳不希望如此。那么，请听我的话。
莎乐美︰给我约翰的头。
herod
no； no！
herodias
that is well said； my daughter。
herod
no； no； salome。 it is not that thou desirest。 do not listen to thy mothers voice。 she is ever giving thee evil counsel。 do not heed her。
salome
it is not my mothers voice that i heed。 it is for mine own pleasure that i ask the head of iokanaan in a silver charger。 you have sworn an oath； herod。 forget not that you have sworn an oath。
herod
i know it。 i have sworn an oath by my gods。 i know it well。 but。 i pray thee； salome； ask of me something else。 ask of me the half of my kingdom； and i will give it thee。 but ask not of me what thy lips have asked。
salome
i ask of you the head of iokanaan。
herod
no； no； i will not give it thee。
salome
you have sworn an oath； herod。
herodias
yes； you have sworn an oath。 everybody heard you。 you swore it before everybody。
herod
peace； woman！ it is not to you i speak。
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herodias
my daughter has done well to ask the head of iokanaan。 he has covered me with insults。 he has said unspeakable things against me。 one can see that she loves her mother well。 do not yield； my daughter。 he has sworn an oath； he has sworn an oath。
herod
peace！ speak not to me！ 。 。 。 salome； i pray thee be not stubborn。 i have ever been kind toward thee。 i have ever loved thee。 。 。 it may be that i have loved thee too much。 therefore ask not this thing of me。 this is a terrible thing； an awful thing to ask of me。 surely； i think thou art jesting。 the head of a man that is cut from his body is ill to look upon； is it not？ it is not meet that the eyes of a virgin should look upon such a thing。 what pleasure couldst thou have in it？ there is no pleasure that thou couldst have in it。 no； no； it is not that thou desirest。 hearken to me。 i have an emerald； a great emerald and round； that the minion of c？sar has sent unto me。 when thou lookest through this emerald thou canst see that which passeth afar off。 c？sar himself carries such an emerald when he goes to the circus。 but my emerald is the larger。 i know well that it is the larger。 it is the largest emerald in the whole world。 thou wilt take that； wilt thou not？ ask it of me and i will give it thee。
salome
i demand the head of iokanaan。
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herod
thou art not listening。 thou art not listening。 suffer me to speak； salome。
salome
the head of iokanaan！
herod
no； no； thou wouldst not have that。 thou sayest that but to trouble me； because that i have looked at thee and ceased not this night。 it is true； i have looked at thee and ceased not this night。 thy beauty has troubled me。 thy beauty has grievously troubled me； and i have looked at thee overmuch。 nay； but i will look at thee no more。 one should not look at anything。 neither at things； nor at people should one look。 only in mirrors is it well to look； for mirrors do but show us masks。 oh！ oh！ bring wine！ i thirst 。 。 。 。 salome； salome； let us be as friends。 bethink thee 。 。 。 ah！ what would i say？ what wast？ ah！ i remember it！ 。 。 。 salome； …… nay but e nearer to me； i fear thou wilt not hear my words； …… salome； thou knowest my white peacocks； my beautiful white peacocks； that walk in the garden between the myrtles and the tall cypress…trees。 their beaks are gilded with gold and the grains that they eat are smeared with gold； and their feet are stained with purple。 when they cry out the rain es； and the moon shows herself in the heavens when they spread their tails。 two by two they walk between the cypress…trees and the black
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myrtles； and each has a slave to tend it。 sometimes they fly across the trees； and anon they couch in the grass； and round the pools of the water。 there are not in all the world birds so wonderful。 i know that c？sar himself has no birds so fair as my birds。 i will give thee fifty of my peacocks。 they will follow thee whithersoever thou goest； and in the midst of them thou wilt be like unto the moon in the midst of a great white cloud 。 。 。 。 i will give them to thee； all。 i have but a hundred； and in the whole world there is no king who has peacocks like unto my peacocks。 but i will give them all to thee。 only thou must loose me from my oath； and must not ask of me that which thy lips have asked of me。
＇he empties the cup of wine。＇
salome
give me the head of iokanaan！
herodias
well said； my daughter！ as for you； you are ridiculous with your peacocks。
herod
peace！ you are always crying out。 you cry out like a beast of prey。 you must not cry in such fashion。 your voice wearies me。 peace； i tell you！ 。 。 。 salome； think on what thou art doing。 it may be that this man es from god。 he is a holy man。 the finger of god has touched him。 god
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has put terrible words into his mouth。 in the palace； as in the desert； god is ever with him 。 。 。 。 it may be that he is； at least。 one cannot tell； but it is possible that god is with him and for him。 if he die also； peradventure some evil may befall me。 verily； he has said that evil will befall some one on the day whereon he dies。 on whom should it fall if it fall not on me？ remember； i slipped in blood when i came hither。 also did i not hear a beating of wings in the air； a beating of vast wings？ these are ill omens。 and there were other things。 i am sure that there were other things； though i saw them not。 thou wouldst not that some evil should befall me； salome？ listen to me again。
salome
give me the head of iokanaan！
．co
莎乐美十三
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