Mene. Ha, ha, ha! Why not?—That I, you know,
Might be more easily impos’d upon. (Ironically.)
Chrem. D’ye laugh at me? I’m angry with myself:
And well I may. How many circumstances
Conspir’d to make it gross and palpable,
Had I not been a stone!—What things I saw!
Fool, fool! But by my life I’ll be reveng’d:
For now——
Mene. And can’t you then contain yourself?
Have you no self-respect? And am not I