human
And pray, what has been done for _you_?
gpt
Bithynia, lady! I replied,
human
Is a fine province for a prætor; For none (I promise you) beside, And least of all am I her debtor.
gpt
Bithynia is the very place For all that's steady, tall, and straight; It is the nature of the race. Could you not lend me six or eight?
human
Why, six or eight of them or so, Said I, determined to be grand;
gpt
My fortune is not quite so low But these are still at my command.
human
You'll send them? --
gpt
Willingly!
human
You overvalue my intention. Yes, there _are_ eight ... there may be nine: I merely had forgot to mention That they are Cinna's, and not mine.