Lest the two other powers whom you invoked
Should be before me in the race.
Faus.Who art thou?
Meph. A travelling clock-cobbler, who repairs
The moral timepiece when it’s out of order.
Faus. A truce to riddles.
Meph.Then I’ll speak more plainly
Some clocks are well made, some are roughly fashioned,
And need much tinkering; springs weaken, snap,
Wheels loosen, dust gets in, and time is lost;