ZARB
Ay, he is a big dog—a high, big, black one.
KING ARGIMENES
You know him then?
ZARB
Oh yes, I know him. I know him well. I was beaten once because of him, twenty-five strokes from the treble whips, two men beating me.
KING ARGIMENES
How did they beat you because of the King's dog?
ZARB
They beat me because I spoke to him without making obeisance. He was coming dancing along over the slave-fields and I spoke to him. He was a friendly great dog, and I spoke to him and patted his head, and did not make obeisance.