see，shediscoversme！’
’Oh！Glaucus！Glaucus！doyounotknowme？Ravenotsowildly，orthouwiltkillmewithaword！’
AnewchangeseemednowtooperateuponthejarringanddisorderedmindoftheunfortunateAthenian。HeputhishanduponNydia’ssilkenhair；hesmoothedthelocks——helookedwistfullyuponherface，andthen，asinthebrokenchainofthoughtoneortwolinkswereyetunsevered，itseemedthathercountenancebroughtitsassociationsofIone；andwiththatremembrancehismadnessbecameyetmorepowerful，anditswayedandtingedbypassion，asheburstforth：
’IswearbyVenus，byDiana，andbyJuno，thatthoughIhavenowtheworldonmyshoulders，asmycountrymanHercules（ah，dullRome！whoeverwastrulygreatwasofGreece；why，youwouldbegodlessifitwerenotforus！）——I
say，asmycountrymanHerculeshadbeforeme，IwouldletitfallintochaosforonesmilefromIone。Ah，Beautiful，——Adored，’headded，inavoiceinexpressiblyfondandplaintive，’thoulovestmenot。Thouartunkindtome。TheEgyptianhathbeliedmetothee——thouknowestnotwhathoursIhavespentbeneaththycasement——thouknowestnothowIhaveoutwatchedthestars，thinkingthou，mysun，wouldstriseatlast——andthoulovestmenot，thouforsakestme！Oh！donotleavemenow！Ifeelthatmylifewillnotbelong；letmegazeontheeatleastuntothelast。Iamofthebrightlandofthyfathers——IhavetrodtheheightsofPhyle——Ihavegatheredthehyacinthandroseamidsttheolive—grovesofIlyssus。Thoushouldstnotdesertme，forthyfatherswerebrotherstomyown。Andtheysaythislandislovely，andtheseclimesserene，butIwillbeartheewithme——Ho！darkform，whyrisestthoulikeacloudbetweenmeandmine？Deathsitscalmlydreaduponthybrow——onthylipisthesmilethatslays：thynameisOrcus，butonearthmencalltheeArbaces。See，Iknowthee！fly，dimshadow，thyspellsavailnot！’