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29 I am indifferent to my fate as the stars Are to my curses, were I fool enough To curse. Rupua. Destiny has strange ways. CrriospDA. I care not. Rupua. How long hast thou left home ? CRIOsDA. Seven years. RupHa. Return ! CRIOsDA. How can I? Rupua. Stamp the boat beneath thy feet Down wallowing in the trough ! CRIOSDA. It is done ! [The boat sinks from under Criospa. He would sink did he not grasp the staff extended to him.| Rupua. Now, stand alone ! CRIOSDA, I stand. RupuHa. Then break, O vision Of sea ; awake, O vision of the shrine ! Criosp…
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31 ist Priest. [Whispers.] Let us go and do them reverence. [They approach Rupua and Criospa, and bend low before them.| Rupua. Criosda! Of one act the ultimation Rings through eternity past the poles of space. Choose then what spangle on the robe of time Shall glitter in thine eyes : for the hour strikes. Criospa. Mother! I would see the Luck of Maurya stand Two thousand years from now. Rupua. Good priest, bring forth The globe of crystal. ist PRIEST. Hearing is enough. [The priest takes a crystal from out the altar, and places it thereupon. R…
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…s in, L. In it the aged Criospa, his white hair afloat in the storm, is standing with folded arms. His eyes are dull, as seeing inward,| Rupua. Ha! ha! "Tis the priest. Dost think O’ the feast? Criosda, shrink ! The rune is woe. Ho! Ho! Criospa. Mother of Sin ! Rupua. Ho! Ho! Criospa. Thus then at last the Luck of Maurya throws A double-six to lost Criosda. RupuHa. Ho! The Luck of Maurya! The power of the deed. Criospa. I find thee, mother, at last. Life’s final flash Gleams through the storm. Rupua. l am found ! Ho! Ho! Criospa. What of the po…
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…cene I. On the throne the embalmed body of Maurya is seated. The altar flames with glowing charcoal, and a thin steam of incense arises. Rupua and Criospa are in front, R. Two priests minister ; @ goodly crew of choristers intone low litanies. A few young folk are at @ sort of barrier by the footlights (centre) in prayer. An old woman enters and brings an offering of flowers, which the priests re- ceive and cast before the throne. Rupna motions Criospa to be silent.] 1st Prizst. Glory unto thee, Maurya, secret Lady of the Stars ! CuorisTeRs. Wh…
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24 ACT II FORTY YEARS AFTERWARDS [The scene is an open and stormy sea. RuPua, with her staff, wave-riding in a cockle-shell,| RupnHa. Ha! Ha! In the storm I ride. The winds bear me. The waves fear me. I appal ; 1 inform Their pride. Let him hither, Drifting ever Wrecked and lost ! His life shall wither. The dirk shall sever His rune ill-crossed. I hear him come Across the foam With a bang and a boom. The winds, hum, hum. The billows comb. Ho! Ho! the doom! Ho! Ho! I have won. I shall win.
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26 [The storm increases momently in violence. Rupua mutters on. Criospa shows with a gesture that he knows his words avail nothing.| RupHa. Ho! Ho! Criospa. I wittingly and well resumed the rite Learnt at thy breast, old wolf ! RupuHa. Ho! Ho! The might is mine O’ the rune divine. Silence, winds ! Peace, ye waves ! The spell binds Their wrath In the graves Below ocean. Clear the path ! Cease your motion ! Swift, be slow ! Ho! Ho! [The storm ceases.| Criospa. Thy words avail then? RuPHa. Ha! Ha! They avail. I avail. Did Rupha fail, All would be …
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27 I know. Ho! Ho! Criospa. All this I did for thee? Rupua. Ha! Ha! What didst thou do? Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Crrospa. What did Inotdo? All! RupuHa. Tell ! Tell ! "Tis a spell. Criospa. I will tell all. O sea, swallow me up With the last word ! RupHA. It obeys? No! No! Ho! Ho! Criospa. Thou sinister one! Thy rite I duly did That drugged (and dancing with delight thereof The maiden’s mind) the maiden’s body prone Lay on her altar. Then she gave consent, And I smote once. RupHa. Ha! Ha! What came then? Criospa. I tore out her heart, And held its flame …
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… mouth; and mouths bloom red With ripe and royal repetition ; kisses Flow like thick honey-drops in honey-suckle. That is their worship. Rupua. Whom then worship they? Criospa. Maurya ! [ Recalled to himself, he perceives the meaning a, this; with a great cry breaks forward and stands before the throne, raises himself up and says in triumph and knowledge 0) peace :| Then—I have lived ! [Reaches out his hand towards the enthroned mummy.| Maurya! — [With the last terrible cry he collapses, and falls ' dead with his head on Maurya’s knees.| Rupna.…
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…ene represents a lonely hill-top covered with stones. A little coarse grass grows in places. Three great menhirs stand up C. Moonlight.| Rupua. The rune of the breath. The saga of death. The secret of earth. The beginning of birth. The speech of woe. Ho! Ho!
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…ents Confound the course of the sun, I left my home To seek thee out. When skill availed me not, I put to sea to try the Luck of Maurya. Rupua. Thou shouldst have tried that first of all. CriosDA. Why then The Luck may avail if that wried tongue can speak Straight ! Hast thou aught to bid me do? To me naught matters more. My life I cast On the one throw ; and, having lost, I have lost.