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 ODYSSEUS

Atreides, glory not in dishonouring triumphs.

AGAMEMNON

'Tis hard for a king to act with piety.

ODYSSEUS

Yet not hard to respect a friend's wise counsel.

AGAMEMNON

A good man should obey those who bear rule.

ODYSSEUS

Relent. 'Tis no defeat to yield to friends.

AGAMEMNON.

Reflect who it is to whom thou dost this grace.

ODYSSEUS

This man was once my foe, yet was he noble.

AGAMEMNON

Can it be thou wilt reverence a dead foe?

ODYSSEUS

His worth with me far outweighs enmity.

AGAMEMNON

Unstable of impulse are such men as thou.

ODYSSEUS

Many are friends now and hereafter foes.

AGAMEMNON

Do you then praise such friends as worth the winning?

ODYSSEUS

I am not wont to praise a stubborn soul.

AGAMEMNON

Cowards you would have us show ourselves this day.