Leader of the Chorus
Oh! oh! [700] venerable Moirai, what fresh attack is this? It's the crowning act of audacity and shamelessness! What has he done now, friends, what has he done?
Mnesilochus
Ah! your insolence passes all bounds, but I know how to curb it! Leader of the Chorus
[705] What a shameful deed! the measure of his iniquities is full! First Woman
Aye, it's shameful that he should have robbed me of my child.