Esther: "And I am a queen, the daughter of kings, a descendant of the
royal family of Saul. If thou art, indeed, a real prince, how couldst
thou put Vashti to death?"
Ahasuerus: "It was not to gratify my own wish, but at the advice of the
great princes of Persia and Media."
Esther: "Thy predecessors took no advice from ordinary intelligences;
they were guided by prophetical counsel. Arioch brought Daniel to
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and Belshazzar, too, summoned Daniel
before him."
Ahasuerus: "Is there aught left of those toothsome morsels? Are there
still prophets abroad?