IPH. And that my father lives and fares well.
TH. But thou hast with reason attended to the interest of the Goddess.
IPH. Ay, because hating all Greece that destroyed me.
TH. What then shall we do, say, concerning the two strangers?
IPH. We needs must respect the established law.
TH. Are not the lustral waters and thy sword already engaged?[[161]]
IPH. First I would fain lave them in pure cleansings.
TH. In the fountains of waters, or in the dew of the sea?
IPH. The sea washes out all the ills of men.
TH. They would certainly fall in a more holy manner before the Goddess.