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92 perceives that nothing but evil can come out of this second marriage—is sure that Medea is plotting some terrible revenge—and tells an old servant of Jason's her own terrors and her mistress's sad condition. He, on his part, brings her news. Medea must quit Corinth on that very day, and take, her two sons with her; their father has consented to their banishment, and Creon, king of Corinth, cannot rest until the Colchian witch is over the border. The fears of the nurse harp on the children. She bids them go into the house, and begs Jason's servant,—

Her just fears are confirmed by the exclamations of her mistress, speaking from within:—

The nurse remains on the stage when the Chorus of Corinthian women enter and comment on the "wild and whirling words" they have overheard:—