Carisophus. If ever you will show your friendship, now is the time,
Seeing the king is displeased with me of my part without any crime.
Aristippus. It should appear, it comes of some evil behaviour,
That you so suddenly are cast out of favour.
Carisophus. Nothing have I done but this; in talk I overthwarted Eubulus,
When he lamented Pithias’ case to King Dionysius.
Which to-morrow shall die, but for that false knave Damon,
He hath left his friend in the briars, and now is gone.
We grew so hot in talk, that Eubulus protested plainly,
Which[128] held his ears open to parasitical flattery.