How is it? Do you like it? PROCURESS I do like it.PALINURUS And I, too, should like to goad with a spur as well.PHAEDROMUS(aside to PALINURUS.) Don’t you—do hold your tongue. PALINURUS I’ll hold my tongue; (the old woman drinks) but see, the rainbow’s drinkingThe rainbow’s drinking: This is said in allusion to an absurd belief which prevailed among the ancients, that the rainbow drank up water from be surface of the earth.; I’ faith, I do believe it will rain to-day.PHAEDROMUS Troth now, I’m quite undone; what first to say to her I know not.PALINURUS Why, the same thing that you said to me.PHAEDROMUS What’s that? PALINURUS Say that you’re quite undone.PHAEDROMUS May the Gods confound you. PALINURUS Say so to her.PHAEDROMUS Am I to say then to her—?PALINURUS Say what? PHAEDROMUS That I’m quite undone.PALINURUS Well then, say so. PHAEDROMUS Old lady, do listen. I wish you to know this; to my sorrow, I’m quite undone.PROCURESS But, i’ faith, for my part, I’m altogether brought to life. But why is it that you are pleased to say you are quite undone? PHAEDROMUS Because I’m deprived of the object which I love. (Pretends to weep)