Gatdish  Chieftain.  O  glorious  Hannibal !  unconquerable
hero  !  O  my  happy  country  !  to  have  such  an  ally  and
defender.  I  swear  eternal  gratitude— yes,  gratitude,  love,
devotion,  beyond  eternity.
Hannibal.  In  all  treaties  we  fix  the  time  :  I  could
hardly  ask  a  longer.  Go  back  to  thy  station— I  would
see  what  the  surgeon  is  about,  and  hear  what  he  thinks.
The  life  of  Marcellus  !  the  triumph  of  Hannibal  !  what
else  has  the  world  in  it  ?  only  Rome  and  Carthage  :  these
follow.
Surgeon.   Hardly  an  hour  of  life  is  left.
Marcellus.  I  must  die  then  !  The  gods  be  praised  !
The  commander  of  a  Roman  army  is  no  captive.
Hannibal  {to  the  Surgeon).  Could  not  he  bear  a  sea-
voyage  ?     Extract  the  arrow.
Surgeon.  He  expires  that  moment.
Marcellus.     It  pains  me  :  extract  it.
Hannibal.  Marcellus,  I  see  no  expression  of  pain  on
your  countenance,  and  never  will  I  consent  to  hasten  the
death  of  an  enemy  in  my  power.  Since  your  recovery  is
hopeless,  you  say  truly  you  are  no  captive.
{To  the  Surgeon.)  Is  there  nothing,  man,  that  can
assuage  the  mortal  pain  ?  for,  suppress  the  signs  of  it  as
he  may,  he  must  feel  it.     Is  there  nothing  to  alleviate

and  allay  it  ?

Marcellus.  Hannibal,  give  me  thy  hand  — thou  hast
found  it  and  brought  it  me,  compassion.
{To  the  Surgeon.)  Go,  friend  ;  others  want  thy  aid;
several  fell  around  me.
Hannibal.  Recommend  to  your  country,  O  Marcellus,
while  time  permits  it,  reconciliation  and  peace  with  me,
informing  the  Senate  of  my  superiority  in  force,  and  the


36  DRAMATIC.
