Herod
Edna Mazya
2000
Scene Five
Miriam, Aristobolus and Dina.
Miriam:
Mother!
Enter Alexandra, Miriam’s mother.
Alex:
Your shouting will wake the dead. A little refinement, Miriam, you’re no longer a little girl.
Miriam:
It’s you who treats me like a child. You don’t surprise me, I’ve heard all kinds of things lately.
Alex:
But you didn’t want to listen.
Miriam:
I listened…
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