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FRIEDERICH WERNER
The Templars in Cyprus
page 168
HIDDEN VOICE.
Ye* I
Second Al Ml D MAX (after a jtauee, shows himselj'on the right-hand stairs). May lie IK hold tho father*' tomb?
Hii'Dix VOICE.
Ho may !
[Second AHMED MAX, with nak-ml tw rJ,
tenuis ADALIIEKT cirrfilly d •«•» // steps OH the right.
AHMID MAX (to ADALBERT). Do not look np !—Thy life «hall pay for it elso !
I*ils him to the open e 'fia.
What do*t thou see ?
ADALBERT. A coffin, open, void.
AitMFP MAX. That is tho house that shall be thino to-morrow ! Canst read tho inscription on the coffin ?
ADALBERT.
No.
ABMED MAX. Its purport is : " Tho wage of sin is death ! "
[Leading him to the opposite effin, tcherein lies the corpse. Do not look up—thy life would pay for't ; follow !
[Shows him the coffin.
What do«t thou see ?
ADALBERT. A coffin with a corpse.
AHMED MAX. To-morrow thou shalt lie liko this thy brother ! Canst rend tho inscription on tho coffin ?
K. II.] THE Tl MILAM IK CYNICI. ltW
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