Shall groan, and fall beneath my vast destruction.

Crat. That's something yet, an earnest of an action;

Another groan or two, and all goes well.

Cleom. Well, I will live.

Crat. Thou shalt.

Cleom. I'll try at least.

Crat. Do not go back, and beat off what thou saidst.

Cleon. Peace, peace, good grandmother; he lives already,

And conquers too, in saying he will try:

Nay, if the king of Sparta says he'll do't,