Was not so much in fault; I am the one to blame:

He truly intended to introduce Antiphila;

And I was sent to fetch her: but when it appeared her friends

Would not consent to allow that you should interfere

Between Menedemus and her, then, on the spur of the moment,

The ladies were changed, & that at my suggestion, sir.

Chr. I interfere, you say? ’Tis you that interfere,

I think. Pray hold your tongue; or if you wish to advise,

Advise your friend again: he needs it more than I;

Maybe he’ll thank you for it. I neither ask nor want it.