I fear my mother.
Old Man: Fear'st thou her who waits.795
With anxious heart, imploring thy return?
Oedipus: 'Tis piety itself that bids me flee.
Old Man: And wouldst thou leave her in her widowhood?
Oedipus: Thou speak'st the very essence of my fears.
Old Man: Speak out the fear that doth oppress thy soul;
For 'tis my wont in trusty confidence
To counsel kings.
Oedipus: By Phoebus' word forewarned,800