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men! Men who'll die for Deirdre's beauty;
I'll be before you in the grave!
[Runs out with his knife in his hand.
They all run after him except Lavar-
cham, who looks out and then clasps
her hands. Deirdre comes out to her
in a dark cloak.
DEIRDRE. What has happened?
LAVARCHAM. It's Owen's gone raging
mad, and he's after splitting his gullet beyond
at the butt of the stone. There was ill luck
this day in his eye. And he knew a power if
he'd said it all.
[Naisi comes back quickly, followed by
the others.
AINNLE -- coming in very excited. --
That man knew plots of Conchubor's. We'll
not go to Emain, where Conchubor may love
her and have hatred for yourself.
FERGUS. Would you mind a fool and
raver?
AINNLE. It's many times there's more
sense in madmen than the wise. We will not
obey Conchubor.
NAISI. I and Deirdre have chosen; we
will go back with Fergus.