But round his sides put straps.
Heph. To do this is necessity, insist not much.
Kr. Surely I will insist and urge beside;
Go downward, and the thighs surround with force.
Heph. Already it is done, the work, with no long labor.
Kr. Strongly now drive the fetters, through and through,
For the critic of the works is difficult.
Heph. Like your form your tongue speaks.
Kr. Be thou softened, but for my stubbornness
Of temper and harshness reproach me not.