II. Brand new Flatterer (i)

The fresh new Flatterer is actually somebody who will say when he walks which have another, ‘Do you really see how individuals are considering your? A compliment is repaid to you past from the Stoa. More 30 individuals was basically resting there; the question is already been, Who's the primary man? Folk stated you first, and finished by the returning into name.' With our and stuff like that words, he's going to reduce a beneficial morsel away from wool away from his patron's finish; or, if an effective speck of chaff has been placed to your other people's hair because of the wind, he will look for it off; adding which have fun, ‘Do you come across? Once the I've maybe not found you for two months, you have had your mustache laden with white hairs; no matter if not one person has dark tresses to have his age than your.' Then commonly request the business getting hushed while the nice guy is actually speaking, and can compliment him, as well, within his hearing, and you will mark their approbation at the a pause with ‘True'; otherwise he will laugh at the a beneficial frigid laugh, and you may stuff his cloak for the their mouth because if he might not repress their amusement.