to lead you in and entertain you.

[Exeunt Strepsiades and Phidippides.]

Pasias (entering with his summons-witness) Then, ought a
man to throw away any part of his own property? Never!
But it were better then at once to put away blushes,
rather than now to have trouble; since I am now dragging
you to be a witness, for the sake of my own money; and
further, in addition to this, I shall become an enemy to
my fellow-tribesman. But never, while I live, will I
disgrace my country, but will summon Strepsiades.

Strep. (from within) Who's there?

Pas. For the Old and New.

Strep. I call you to witness, that he has named it for
two days. For what matter do you summon me?

Pas. For the twelve minae, which you received when you
were buying the dapple-gray horse.

Strep. A horse? Do you not hear? I, whom you all know to
hate horsemanship!

Pas. And, by Jupiter! You swore by the gods too, that
you would repay it.

Strep. Ay, by Jove! For then my Phidippides did not yet