You easily understand pretty well in what situation your fortunes are. If you shall prove truth-telling, you’ll make your lot from bad somewhat better. Speak out, then, correctly and truthfully; but never yet truthfully or correctly have you acted.STALAGMUS Do you think that I’m ashamed to own it, when you affirm it?HEGIO But I’ll make you to be ashamed; for I’ll cause you to be blushes all overBe blushes all over: He means that he will have him flogged until he is red all over..STALAGMUS Heyday—you’re threatening stripes, I suppose, to me, quite unaccustomed to them! Away with them, I beg. Tell me what you bring, that you may carry off hence what you are in want of.HEGIO Very fluent indeed. But now I wish this prating to be cut short.