Time, unfortunately, would not admit of my visiting the mud-volcanoes of Las, situated near the Harra Mountains, about sixty miles from Shahr-Rogan.

LEUTHOLD, } RUDOLPH DER HARRAS, Gessler's master of the horse. JOHANNES PARRICIDA, Duke of Suabia.

[Enter GESSLER on horseback, with a falcon on his wrist: RUDOLPH DER HARRAS, BERTHA, and RUDENZ, and a numerous train of armed attendants, who form a circle of lances round the whole stage.

] HARRAS.

Now, archer, to your task, and look you miss not! HARRAS.

[Exit, followed by BERTHA, RUDENZ, HARRAS, and attendants.

Then we put forth; the Viceroy, Rudolph der Harras, and their suite.

GESSLER and RUDOLPH DER HARRAS appear on horseback at the upper end of the pass.] STUSSI (to FRIESSHARDT).

[Exit.] Enter GESSLER and RUDOLPH DER HARRAS on horseback GESSLER.

Have pity, Pity, my lord, upon our sore distress! HARRAS.

HARRAS (to GESSLER).

Drag her away, lest I forget myself, And do some deed I may repent me of. HARRAS.

Oh God, have mercy on my soul! HARRAs.

HARRAS (springs from his horse).

[He slides from his horse into the arms of RUDOLPH DER HARRAS, who lays him down upon the beach.

The music continues.] HARRAS.

Who did the deed? HARRAS.

Look, children, how a tyrant dies! HARRAS.

What! touch the man whom God's own hand has struck! HARRAS.

The country's free. HARRAS.