Ne'er the less, 530
You might reply with courtesy to what
Is asked in kindness.
You might reply with courtesy to what
Is asked in kindness.
Byron
_Iden. _ Oh!
I am dumb.
_Stral. _ (_to_ WERNER). Have you been long here?
_Wer. _ Long?
_Stral. _ I sought
An answer, not an echo.
_Wer. _ You may seek
Both from the walls. I am not used to answer
Those whom I know not.
_Stral. _ Indeed!
Ne'er the less, 530
You might reply with courtesy to what
Is asked in kindness.
_Wer. _ When I know it such
I will requite--that is, _reply_--in unison.
_Stral. _ The intendant said, you had been detained by sickness--
If I could aid you--journeying the same way?
_Wer. _ (_quickly_). I am not journeying the same way!
_Stral. _ How know ye
That, ere you know my route?
_Wer. _ Because there is
But one way that the rich and poor must tread
Together. You diverged from that dread path
Some hours ago, and I some days: henceforth 540
Our roads must lie asunder, though they tend
All to one home.
_Stral. _ Your language is above
Your station.
_Wer.
