By the gods! A grand answer! I must admire and love you.
PHILOTAS.
I would not object if only you had feared me first.
STRATO.
More and more heroic! We have the most terrible of enemies before us, if there are many like Philotas amongst his youths.
PHILOTAS.
Do not flatter me! To become terrible to you, they must combine greater deeds with my thoughts. May I know your name?
STRATO.
Strato.