Piston.
Do not you know, that they are all friends,
And Erastus married to Perseda,
And Erastus made governor of Rhodes,
And I left here to be their agent?
Basilisco.
O cælum, O terra, O maria, Neptune!
Did I turn Turk to follow her so far?
Piston.
The more shame for you.
Basilisco.
And is she link'd in liking with my foe?
Piston.
That's because you were out of the way.