Ah, here is Timon close to us; what a steep stony little plot he has got to dig! Good gracious, I see Poverty and Toil in attendance, Endurance, Wisdom, Courage, and Hunger’s whole company in full force—much more efficient than your guards, Plutus.

Oh dear, let us make the best of our way home, Hermes. We shall never produce any impression on a man surrounded by such troops.

Zeus thought otherwise; so no cowardice.