Like Telephus; with reason good; for they
Are, one and all, without exception,
A set of precious scoundrels. Speak to one,
He'll measure you from top to toe, then look
Upon his fish, but still no answer give.
Turn o'er a polypus, and ask another
The price, he soon begins to swell and chafe,
And mutters out half-words between his teeth,
But nothing so distinct that you may learn
His real meaning—so many oboli;