The Desert a Play in Three Acts
The Desert a Play in Three Acts
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Who is there to wait upon me, Shedad and Shedid ?
SHEDAD (crying out). Servants, bring the litter for the vizier of the King.
]\IOGU (raising his hands and crying out in a terrible voice). Why do you not hasten, slaves? Would you have the Vizier walk to the bath?
(Two slaves enter left bearing a litter. The litter is lowered, and ]\Iogu steps in. He is raised up on the shoulders of the men. ) MOGU (from the litter. ) There is one thing still on mv mind.
SHEDAD. What is it, my lord?
MOGU. Bid th...e people be silent.
SHEDID. Silence, O people, the Vizier would speak !
(All are silent and attentive. ) ]MOGU. It has been said from old time, yea, it has been written in many books, that he who has sur\^ived his enemy even for an hour has happiness. Is this not true, O People?
SOME. We have heard it said. OTHERS. We know it to be true. :\rOGU. Therefore I will i^. Ct enter the l)iith until Shedad and Shedid have been beaten. I, the Vizier, command you to lay hands on Shedad and Shedid.
(Shedad and Shedid are taken by some of the rabble and dragged across the steps.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Who is there to wait upon me, Shedad and Shedid ?
SHEDAD (crying out). Servants, bring the litter for the vizier of the King.
]\IOGU (raising his hands and crying out in a terrible voice). Why do you not hasten, slaves? Would you have the Vizier walk to the bath?
(Two slaves enter left bearing a litter. The litter is lowered, and ]\Iogu steps in. He is raised up on the shoulders of the men. ) MOGU (from the litter. ) There is one thing still on mv mind.
SHEDAD. What is it, my lord?
MOGU. Bid th...e people be silent.
SHEDID. Silence, O people, the Vizier would speak !
(All are silent and attentive. ) ]MOGU. It has been said from old time, yea, it has been written in many books, that he who has sur\^ived his enemy even for an hour has happiness. Is this not true, O People?
SOME. We have heard it said. OTHERS. We know it to be true. :\rOGU. Therefore I will i^. Ct enter the l)iith until Shedad and Shedid have been beaten. I, the Vizier, command you to lay hands on Shedad and Shedid.
(Shedad and Shedid are taken by some of the rabble and dragged across the steps.
What to read after The Desert a Play in Three Acts?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Padriac Colum to read onlineMoreLess
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