Why this haughty tone, this bandying of words, as if, forsooth, thou, not I, wert the virtuous wife?AndromacheThy present claims at any rate give thee small title thereto.HermioneWoman, may my bosom never harbour such ideas as thine!AndromacheThou art young to speak on so delicate a subject.HermioneAs for thee, thou dost not speak thereof but, as thou canst, dost put it into action against me.AndromacheCanst thou not conceal thy pangs of jealousy?HermioneWhat! doth not every woman put this first of all?AndromacheYes, if her experiences are happy; otherwise, there is no honour in speaking of them.HermioneBarbarians’ laws are not a standard for our city.AndromacheAlike in Asia and in Hellas infamy attends base actions.HermioneClever, clever quibbler! yet die thou must and shalt.AndromacheDost see the image of Thetis with her eye upon thee?