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VIRTUE
I ought to speak first; I am Virtue, and Aristippus belongs to me, as his words and his deeds indicate. HIGH-LIVING No, indeed; I ought to speak first; I am High-living, and the man is mine, as you can see from his garlands, his purple cloak and his perfumes.
JUSTICE
Do not wrangle; this case will stand over until Zeus decides the case of Dionysius, for this seems to be similar. Consequently, if Pleasure wins, Highliving shall have Aristippus, but if Stoa prevails, he shall be adjudged to Virtue. So let others appear. Look here, though—these jurors are not to get the fee, for their case has not come to trial.
HERMES
Then are they to have come up here for nothing, old as they are, and the hill so high?
JUSTICE
It will be enough if they get a third. Go your ways; don’t be angry, you shall serve another day.
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HERMES
It is time for Diogenes of Sinope to appear. Make your complaint, Banking.
DIOGENES
I protest, if she does not stop bothering me, Justice, it will not be running away that she will have me up for, but aggravated assault and battery, for I shall mighty soon.take my staff and. .. .
JUSTICE
What have we here? Banking has run away, and he is making after her with his stick raised. The poor creature is likely to catch it pretty badly! Call Pyrrho,
HERMES
Painting is here, Justice, but Pyrrho has not come up at all. It might have been expected that he would do this.
HERMES
Because he does not believe there is any true standard of judgment.
