Epeisodion 2
Electra
I too am amazed, looking at this, stranger.
Old man
O mistress, daughter Electra, pray to the gods.
Electra
For what thing, present or absent?
Old man
To have a beloved treasure, which the god is revealing.
565
Electra
See: I call on the gods. Or whatever do you mean, old man?
Old man
Look now at this man, my child, your dearest one.
Electra
I have been looking for a long time, to see whether you have lost your mind.
Old man
Lost my mind, because I see your brother?
Electra
What do you mean, old man, by this word, unhoped for?
570
Old man
That I see Orestes here, Agamemnon’s son.
Electra
What mark do you see, by which I shall be persuaded?
Old man
A scar along his brow, where he fell and drew blood one day in his father’s home when chasing a fawn with you.
Electra
What are you saying? I see the sign of the fall.
575
Old man
Then do you hesitate to embrace your dearest one?
Electra
Not any longer, old man; for my heart is persuaded by your tokens. O you who have appeared at last, I hold you, beyond all hope.
Orestes
And you are held by me at last.
Electra
I never expected it.
580
Orestes
Nor did I hope.
580
Electra
Are you that one?
Orestes
Yes, your one ally. If I draw back the cast of the net I am aiming for—but I have confidence; or else we must no longer believe in gods, if wrong is to be victorious over right.
