Not yet; you say so too soon.CARIO Shall I have at this fellow now?PERIPLECOMENUS Aye,—but first let him be thrashed with cudgels.CARIO True, right lustily. PERIPLECOMENUS Why have you dared, you disgraceful fellow, to seduce another man’s wife?PYRGOPOLINICES So may the Gods bless me, she came to me of her own accord.PERIPLECOMENUS It’s a lie. Lay on. They are about to strike. PYRGOPOLINICES Stay, while I tell— PERIPLECOMENUS Why are you hesitating?PYRGOPOLINICES Will you not let me speak?