This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...Be still. SCENE IV (The door of the church is partially opened. The hangman leads Iseult out. The Strange Leper falls on his knees and bows deep to the ground) YOUNG LEPER Let's fall upon our knees, Iwein! (A few lepers kneel. The hangman takes Iseult's crown and cloak away. She stands there, draped only in ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...Be still. SCENE IV (The door of the church is partially opened. The hangman leads Iseult out. The Strange Leper falls on his knees and bows deep to the ground) YOUNG LEPER Let's fall upon our knees, Iwein! (A few lepers kneel. The hangman takes Iseult's crown and cloak away. She stands there, draped only in her golden hair. Her eyes are closed and she remains motionless) THE HANGMAN (kissing Iseult's foot) Forgive Me, Queen Iseult, for God's sweet sake! (He goes back into the church. The door closes and the organ sounds louder in the silence) IWEIN We are The lepers of Lubin, and thou, by Mark's Decree, art now our bride. Come down that we--(The Strange Leper, with a violent effort, springs to his feet, and turns upon the lepers) STRANGE LEPER Who spoke? Which one of you? Tell me, who spoke? Scabs! Vultures! Curs, away! Be off! If one Of you but speaks again I'll trample you Beneath my feet and grind you in the dirt. What wish ye here? Here's gold! be off, ye curs! (Only a few stoop to gather the gold he throws among them) YOUNG LEPER (rushes at him; Iwein holds him back) Thou! Thou! IWEIN Who art thou that insults us thus? TENTH LEPER Thou! Hold thy tongue, else will Iwein give thee So sound a drubbing that thou shall fall dead Upon the ground! EIGHTH LEPER Iwein is strong!--He was A mighty Lord! STRANGE LEPER Will ye not go? FIRST LEPER Hark, thou, This woman litre is ours. REDHAIRED LEPER (Thrusting a stick into Iwein's hand) Go, knock him down SEVENTH LEPER Come on! (The Strange Leper snatches the club from the feeble leper so that he falls, knocks Iwein to the ground, and springs into the crowd dealing fierce blows right and left. In his left hand he holds a sword which he does not use. In the following scene, also, the lepers' voices are...
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