Look you, who comes here?

Achil.

Patroclus, I'll speak with no body: come in with me, Thersites.

Ther.

Here is such patchery, such jugling, and such knavery: all the argument is a cuckold and a whore, a good quarrel to draw emulous factions, and bleed to death upon: now the dry Serpigo on the subject, and war and lechery confound all!

Aga.
Where is Achilles?

Patr.
Within his tent, but ill dispos'd, my lord.

Aga.
Let it be known to him that we are here.
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Patr.
I shall so say to him. [Exit.

Ulyss.
We saw him at the opening of his tent,
He is not sick.

Ajax.

Yes, lion-sick, sick of a proud heart: you may call it melancholy, if you will favour the man; but, by my head, 'tis pride; but why, why?—let him shew us the cause. A word, my lord.

Nest.

What moves Ajax thus to bay at him?

Ulyss.

Achilles hath inveigled his fool from him.

Nest.

Who, Thersites?

Ulyss.

He.

Nest.

Then will Ajax lack matter, if he have lost his argument.

Ulyss.

No, you see, he is his argument, that has his argument, Achilles.

Nest.

All the better; their fraction is more our wish than their faction; but it was a strong counsel, that a fool could disunite.

Ulyss.

The amity, that wisdom knits not, folly may easily untye.

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