Chær. No, madam!
Thais. Can you
Believe that you shall go unpunish’d for it?
Chær. Forgive me this one fault! If I commit
Another, kill me!
Thais. Do you dread my cruelty?
Chær. No, ma’am!
Thais. What then?
Chær. I was afraid, lest She
Accuse me to you. (Pointing to Pythias.)