Ptol. Pr'ythee be satisfied; he shall be aided,

Or I'll no more be king.

Clean. When wert thou one!—For shame, for shame, ye gods,

That e'er you put it in a strumpet's power,

To do so good a deed! [Aside.

Cleom. I am a Spartan, madam, scarce of words;

We have but just enough to speak our meaning.

Be thanked; that's all I could have said to Jove,

Had Jove, like you, restored me to my crown.

Sosib. [To Cleom.] The gods have given you, sir, the speedy means