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