PISTHETAERUS
Meton, you new Thales...[1]

f[1] Thales was no less famous as a geometrician than he was as a sage.

METON
What d'you want with me?

PISTHETAERUS
I want to give you a proof of my friendship. Use your legs.

METON
Why, what have I to fear?

PISTHETAERUS
'Tis the same here as in Sparta. Strangers are driven away,
and blows rain down as thick as hail.

METON
Is there sedition in your city?

PISTHETAERUS
No, certainly not.

METON
What's wrong then?

PISTHETAERUS
We are agreed to sweep all quacks and impostors far from our borders.