Assuredly; thou didst not pass through Hellas , all in silence. Adrastus There I lost the pick of Argos ’ sons. Theseus These are the results of that unhappy war. Adrastus I went and craved their bodies from Thebes . Theseus Didst thou rely on heralds, Hermes’ servants, in order to bury them?
 Adrastus I did; and even then their slayers said me nay. Theseus Why, what say they to thy just request? Adrastus Say! Success makes them forget how to bear their
 fortune.