Alas! Why did you take from me the chance to kill my hated enemy with my bow?NeoptolemusIt would have been honorable neither for me, nor for you.PhiloctetesWell, you may be sure of one thing, at least: the army’s chiefs, the lying heralds of the Greeks, though bold with words, are cowards in the fight.NeoptolemusGood; the bow is yours, and you have no cause for anger or complaint against me.