A century and half a century
Would take us back to, let me see ... whose reign?
The Boys.
[Appearing, deride him.]
Ha, ha, Didaskalos! Oh, dunce, forget you thus your tables?
I’ll birch you, when I get you in the classroom! Wait and see!
The Schoolmaster.
Rascals!... The reign of Decius! That’s it!
[He brushes off more dust to examine the shrine.]
Made by Demetrios....