eally,
nobody was hurt?

FELIAT. Nobody, I assure you.

THERESE. The shot?

FELIAT. Fired in the air, to frighten the women. The men broke in the
door, and upset a bench, and made a great row. I got there just in time.
As soon as they were promised what they want they were quiet.

THERESE [_after a pause, slowly_] They were promised what they want. So
it's done. [_A silence_] Then there's nothing left for me but to go.

GUERET. Where are you going to?

FELIAT. You needn't go at once.

THERESE. Yes, I'm going at once. [_A silence_] I'm going where I'm
forced to go.

FELIAT. You can leave to-morrow or the day after.

THERESE. No, I leave by train, this evening, for Paris.

CURTAIN.

FALSE GODS

CHARACTERS

THE PHARAOH
THE HIGH PRIEST
RHEOU
SATNI
PAKH
SOKITI
BITIOU, the dwarf
NOURM
THE STEWARD
THE EXORCIST
A PRIEST
THE PARALYZED YOUTH
THE MAN WITH THE BANDAGED HEAD
THE TWO SONS OF THE MAD WOMAN
MIERIS
YAOUMA
KIRJIPA
ZAYA
DELETHI
NAGAOU
HANOU
NAHASI
SITSINIT
MOUENE
NAZIT
THE YOUNG WOMAN
THE MOTHER
THE BLIND GIRL
FIVE MOURNERS

The Scene is laid in Upper Egypt during the Middle Empire.

ACT I

SCENE:--_The first inner court of the house of Rheou. At the
back between two lofty pylons the entrance leading up from
below. Through the columns supporting the hanging garden
which stretches across the back can be seen the Nile. A high
terrace occupies the left of the scene. Steps lead up to it,
and from there to the hanging garden. Along the side of the
terrace a small delicately carved wooden statue of Isis
stands on a sacrificial table. On the right is the peristyle
leading to the inner dwelling of Akhounti. The bases of the
columns are in the form of lotus buds, the shafts like lotus
stems, the capitals full blown flowers. In the spaces between
the columns are wooden statues of the gods._

_Delethi is playing a harp. Nagaou dances before her. Nahasi
is juggling with oranges, while Mouene sits watching a little
bird in a cage. Yaouma reclines on the terrace supporting her
head on her elbows and gazing out at the Nile. Zaya is beside
her. On a carpet Sitsinit, lying flat upon her stomach with a
writing box by her side, is busy painting an ibis on the left
hand of Hanou, who lies in