‘Well, then, I suppose your household brings you in a good income.’
‘No, I have not a house.’
‘Have you a factory, then?’
‘No, not a factory either.’
‘How then do you get what you need?’
‘When I find a friend, and he is kind enough to help me, then my livelihood is assured.’
‘By our lady, that is a fine thing to have. A flock of friends is far better than a flock of sheep, or goats, or oxen. But do you leave it to chance whether friends are to wing their way towards you like flies, or do you use some mechanical device?’
‘Why, how could I find any device in this matter?’
‘Surely, it would be much more appropriate for you than for spiders. You know how they hunt for their living. They weave gossamer webs, I believe, and anything that comes their way they take for food.’
‘Do you advise me, then, to weave a hunting net?’