Ther. I'll decline the whole question. Agamemnon
commands Achilles; Achilles is my lord; I am Patroclus'
knower, and Patroclus is a fool. 50
Patr. You rascal![1411]
Ther. Peace, fool! I have not done.[1411]
Achil. He is a privileged man. Proceed, Thersites.[1411]
Ther. Agamemnon is a fool; Achilles is a fool; Thersites[1411]
is a fool, and, as aforesaid, Patroclus is a fool.[1411] 55
Achil. Derive this; come.
Ther. Agamemnon is a fool to offer to command
Achilles; Achilles is a fool to be commanded of Agamemnon;[1412]
Thersites is a fool to serve such a fool, and Patroclus[1413]
is a fool positive. 60
Patr. Why am I a fool?
Ther. Make that demand of the prover. It suffices[1414]
me thou art. Look you, who comes here?[1415]
Achil. Patroclus, I'll speak with nobody. Come in[1416]
with me, Thersites. [Exit.[1417] 65