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INF C3 127-129 / DANTE<br />
Quinci non passa mai anima buona; This way no good spirit ever passes, and so<br />
e però, se Caron di te si lagna, if Charon complains damns at you, you can well<br />
ben puoi sapere omai che 'l suo dir suona. understand, now, the meaning of his words.<br />
DANTE CLOSES THE CANTO.<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C3 127-129 / DANTE INF C3 127-129 / KLINE<br />
Quinci non passa mai anima buona; This way no good spirit ever passes, and so<br />
e però, se Caron di te si lagna, if Charon complains at you, you can well<br />
ben puoi sapere omai che 'l suo dir suona. understand, now, the meaning of his words.<br />
INF C3 130-136 / KLINE<br />
When he had ended, the gloomy ground trembled so violently, that the memory of my terror still drenches me with<br />
sweat. The weeping earth gave vent, and flashed with crimson light, overpowering all my senses, and I fell, like a<br />
man overcome by sleep.<br />
HE POINTS BACKSTAGE, THEN AT THE AUDIENCE. THE LIGHTS MAY GO OUT [INF C3 130-136].<br />
CANTO 4<br />
INF C4 1-12 / KLINE<br />
A heavy thunder shattered the deep sleep in my head, so that I came to myself, like someone woken by force, and<br />
standing up, I moved my eyes, now refreshed. And looked round, steadily, to find out what place I was in. I found<br />
myself, in truth, on the brink of the valley of the sad abyss that gathers the thunder of an infinite howling. It was so<br />
dark, and deep, and clouded, that I could see nothing by staring into its depths.<br />
LOOKING INTO THE AUDIENCE ABYSS<br />
♫WIND / PERSONS HOWLING * * * * * * * * * *<br />
INF C3 129 from INF C4 9<br />
DANTE MOVES TO STAGE FRONT AND PEERS STRAIGHT DOWN, LOOKING INTO THE<br />
AUDIENCE FOR THE SOURCE OF THE HOWLING. VIRGIL, ‘WHITE OF FACE’ [INF C4 14], PLACES<br />
HIS HAND ON DANTE’S SHOULDER.<br />
VIRGIL:<br />
INF C4 13-15 / DANTE INF C4 13-15 / KLINE<br />
«Or discendiam qua giù nel cieco mondo», The poet, white of face, began:<br />
cominciò il poeta tutto smorto. Now, let us descend into the blind world below:<br />
«Io sarò primo, e tu sarai secondo». I will go first, and you go second.<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C4 16-18 / DANTE INF C4 16-18 / KLINE<br />
E io, che del color mi fui accorto, And I, who saw his altered colour, said:<br />
dissi: «Come verrò, se tu paventi How can I go on, if you are afraid,<br />
che suoli al mio dubbiare esser conforto?». who are my comfort when I hesitate?<br />
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