Clean. I dare not promise for him, but I'll try.
He loves me: love and interest sometimes
May make a statesman honest.
Cleom. For the king,
I know he'll not refuse us, for he dares not;
A coward is the kindest animal,
'Tis the most giving creature in a fright.
Clean. Say the most promising, and there you hit him.
Cleom. Well, I'll attack him on the shaking side,
That next his fearful heart.