To seek my fortune in the wars in Asia,
And there acquir’d in arms both wealth and glory.”
—In short, things came to such a pass, the youth,
O’ercome with hearing still the self-same thing,
And wearied out with my reproaches; thinking,
Age and experience had enabled me
To judge his interest better than himself,
Went off to serve the king in Asia, Chremes.
Chrem. How say you?
Mene. Stole away three months ago,