Dion.
Too small is Serapíon, and too lame!...
Ready, Maximus?
Maximus.
Ready!
[They stand ready to start. The Others give the signal, “One, Two, Three, Off!” and they run off.]
Serapíon.
Always too little, and too lame! Ah, well:
My Æsop’s fables must I learn by heart!
[He walks apart, trying to recall his lesson.]