And mine, I begged him for our friendship’s sake
Urge me no further.
Pop.Thou did’st well, and he?770
Oth. Again to-night he asked for thee. ’Twas this
Which made me sad and thoughtful.
Pop.Why be sad?
Oth. The meaning, love, the meaning: thou must guess it.
Pop. The very reason, Otho, which thou urgest
Against my going, is in truth the reason
Why such as I should go. As Cæsar’s friend,