No, but will close over you when you fall from the masthead.HecubaWho will force me to take the leap?PolymestorOf your own accord you will climb the ship’s mast.HecubaWith wings upon my back, or by what means?PolymestorYou will become a dog with bloodshot gaze.HecubaHow did you know of my transformation?PolymestorDionysus, our Thracian prophet, told me so.HecubaAnd did he prophesy to you nothing of your present trouble?PolymestorNo, for you would never have caught me thus by guile.HecubaDead or alive shall I complete my life here?