What is thy tale, Haggith?
HAGGITH. My mistress has slain Holofernes in his tent in the night, and
the power of Assyria is undone.
OZIAS (_astounded_). Slain Holofernes! Thou art mad in thy raving.
HAGGITH (_to_ Ingur). Open the mouth of the sack, and let my lord behold
the head of Holofernes and see that I am mad. (_To soldier_.) A torch,
that the Lord Ozias may discover the manner of my raving.
(Ozias _looks into the sack and sees the head of_ Holofernes.)
OZIAS. Great is the Lord of Israel!
HAGGITH. And my mistress is the right hand of the Lord.
OZIAS. Great is the Lord of Israel!
VOICES (_deeply moved_). His name shall live for ever.
OZIAS. How did thy mistress accomplish this mighty deed?
HAGGITH. AS for that, she will tell it to my lord with her own voice
when she shall come. And now will my lord give ear to the commands of
the lady Judith, which she doth lay upon my lord by me, Haggith? First,
the head of Holofernes shall be set upon a spear on the highest wall in
the great square before the temple. So shall all the Israelites know
that God yet watcheth over Israel. (_To the soldiers_.) Take the sack
and do as my lady hath ordained by me, Haggith.
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