To an o'erwhelmmg force which fills the ships

Which lie within the harbour. For the rest,

Cherson is ours, thou free to go or stay,

King if thou wilt; but this, my lord, know well—

If thou hast even no reverence for thy oath,

No power on earth can free thee from thy bonds

Or speed thee hence, if still this cursèd State

Keeps its free power. Therefore, look well to it.

Asan. I cannot do this thing. I am no thief