Page 2819 - Shakespeare - Vol. 2

Can he not be sociable?

ULYSSES
(aside) The raven chides blackness.

AJAX
I’ll let his humours’ blood.

AGAMEMNON
(aside) He will be the physician that should be the patient. [210]

AJAX
An all men were o’my mind −

ULYSSES
(aside) Wit would be out of fashion.

AJAX
− ’a should not bear it so, ’a should eat swords first; shall pride carry it? [215]

NESTOR
(aside) An ’twould, you’d carry half.

ULYSSES
(aside) ’A would have ten shares.

AJAX
I will knead him; I’ll make him supple.

NESTOR
(aside) He’s not yet through warm. Force him with praises, pour in, pour in;
his ambition is dry. [220]

ULYSSES
(to Agamemnon) My lord, you feed too much on this dislike.