Soldier at Tomb:
They've stolen the hanged man! While I was with you, the thief's family took him away! I know what punishment I'll get... a horrible death. Why should I wait for it? I'd rather die by my own hands.
[
pulls his sword out and is about to stab himself]
Wife of Ephesus:
[
stops him] No! No, my dear... To lose the two men in my life, one after the other, would be too much...
Wife of Ephesus:
[
looks at the corpse of her husband] Better to hang a dead husband than to lose a living lover.
[
the couple replace the missing hanged corpse with the corpse of her husband]
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