Mend. Clearly you have the wide-mouthed jar of the daughters of Danaus.
Manr. Nay, I have received the oration into a sieve, not into a jar at all.
Mend. We will summon some one who will bring back to memory those points which you have forgotten.
Manr. Wait a bit! for I am seeking to recall something by thinking it over. Now I have it.
Mend. Speak it out, then! Why didn’t you take notes?
Manr. I hadn’t a pen at hand.
Mend. Not even a writing-tablet?
Manr. Not even a writing-tablet.
Mend. Now tell on.