BRANGÆNA
A SHEPHERD
A STEERSMAN
SAILORS, KNIGHTS, AND ESQUIRES




TRISTAN AND ISOLDA.




ACT I.

[_A pavilion erected on the deck of a ship, richly hung with
tapestry, quite closed in at back at first. A narrow hatchway at one
side leads below into the cabin_.]


SCENE I.

ISOLDA _on a couch, her face buried in the cushions.
--_BRANGÆNA_ holding open a curtain, looks over the side of the
vessel_.

THE VOICE OF A YOUNG SAILOR (_from above as if at the
mast-head_).

ISOLDA (_starting up suddenly_).