TRYGAEUS
A horse-beetle.

HERMES
Oh! impudent, shameless rascal! oh! scoundrel! triple scoundrel!
the greatest scoundrel in the world! how did you come here? Oh!
scoundrel of all scoundrels! your name? Reply.

TRYGAEUS
Triple scoundrel.

HERMES
Your country?

TRYGAEUS
Triple scoundrel.

HERMES
Your father?

TRYGAEUS
My father? Triple scoundrel.

HERMES
By the Earth, you shall die, unless you tell me your name.

TRYGAEUS
I am Trygaeus of the Athmonian deme, a good vine-dresser, little
addicted to quibbling and not at all an informer.