_Apol._ Remember, let no fear o'ercome thy soul; And [_To_ HERMES] thou, my brother, of one father born, My Hermes, guard him; true to that thy name, Be thou his Guide, true shepherd of this man, Who comes to me as suppliant: Zeus himself 90 *Reveres this reverence e'en to outcasts due, When it to mortals comes with guidance good.[482] [_Exit_ ORESTES _led by_ HERMES. APOLLO _retires within the adytum. The Ghost of_ CLYTÆMNESTRA _rises from the ground_ _Clytæm._ What ho! Sleep on! What need of sleepers now? And I am put by you to foul disgrace Among the other dead, nor fails reproach Among the shades that I a murderess am; And so in shame I wander, and I tell you That at their hands I bear worst form of blame. And much as I have borne from nearest kin, 100 Yet not one God is stirred to wrath for me, Though done to death by matricidal hands. See ye these heart-wounds, whence and how they came? Yea, when it sleeps, the mind is bright with eyes;[483] But in the day it is man's lot to lack All true discernment. Many a gift of mine Have ye lapped up, libations pure from wine,[484] And soothing rites that shut out drunken mirth; And I dread banquets of the night would offer On altar-hearth, at hour no God might share. And lo! all this is trampled under foot. 110 He is escaped, and flees, like fawn, away; And even from the midst of all your toils Has nimbly slipped, and draws wide mouth at you. Hear ye; for I have spoken for my life: Give heed, ye dark, earth-dwelling Goddesses, I, Clytæmnestra's phantom, call on you. [_The Erinnyes moan in their sleep_ Moan on, the man is gone, and flees far off: My kindred find protectors; I find none. [_Moan as before_ Too sleep-oppressed art thou, nor pitiest me: Orestes, murderer of his mother, 'scapes. 120 [_Noises repeated_ Dost snort? Dost drowse? Wilt thou not rise and speed? What have ye ever done but work out ill? [_Noises as before_ Yea, sleep and toil, supreme conspirators, Have withered up the dreaded dragon's strength. _Chor._ [_starting up suddenly with a yell._] Seize him, seize, seize, yea, seize: look well to it.