Ctes. Aye, marry, for the day I grant you.

But if I pass the night here, what excuse

Then, Syrus?

Syrus. Ah! I would it were the custom

To be engag’d at night too with one’s friends!

—But be at ease! I know his mind so well,

That when he raves the loudest, I can make him

As gentle as a lamb.

Ctes. How so?

Syrus. He loves