第137页 Salome A TRAGEDY IN ONE ACT

I have kissed thy mouth, Iokanaan, I have kissed thy mouth. There was a bitter taste on thy lips. Was it the taste of blood? ... Nay; but perchance it was the taste of love. ... They say that love hath a bitter taste. ... But what matter? What matter? I have kissed thy mouth, Iokanaan, I have kissed thy mouth.