And then we shall be even.—Here they are!

I leave thee. Break those tender ties of nature,

As gently as thou canst; they must be broken. [Going, returns.

But, when thou seest Cassandra, curb thy spleen;

Seem to receive the kindness as from her;

And, if thou think'st I love thee, for my sake,

Remembering me, strive to forget my father. [Exit Clean.

Enter Cleora, Cratesiclea, and Cleonidas.

Cleom. But how can I sustain to tell them this, [Walking from them.

Even in the gentlest terms!