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[Sound retreat. Shout. Enter AGAMEMNON, AJAX, MENELAUS, NESTOR,

DIOMEDES, and the rest, marching.]

AGAMEMNON.

Hark! hark! what shout is this?

NESTOR.

Peace, drums!

SOLDIERS.

[Within.] Achilles! Achilles! Hector’s slain. Achilles!

DIOMEDES.

The bruit is Hector’s slain, and by Achilles.

AJAX.

If it be so, yet bragless let it be;

Great Hector was as good a man as he.

AGAMEMNON.

March patiently along. Let one be sent

To pray Achilles see us at our tent.

If in his death the gods have us befriended;

Great Troy is ours, and our sharp wars are ended.

[Exeunt.]