Chrem. I know all that:
But why, like fools, admit what we may shun?
Better prevent a wrong, than afterward
Revenge it, when receiv’d——Do you step in,
And bolt the door, while I run to the Forum,
And call some officers to our assistance. (Going.)
Thais. Stay! (Holding him.)
Chrem. ’Twill be better.
Thais. Hold!
Chrem. Nay, let me go!