ODYSSEUS
Atreides, glory not in dishonouring triumphs.
AGAMEMNON
'Tis hard for a king to act with piety.
ODYSSEUS
Yet not hard to respect a friend's wise counsel.
AGAMEMNON
A good man should obey those who bear rule.
ODYSSEUS
Relent. 'Tis no defeat to yield to friends.
AGAMEMNON.
Reflect who it is to whom thou dost this grace.
ODYSSEUS
This man was once my foe, yet was he noble.
AGAMEMNON
Can it be thou wilt reverence a dead foe?
ODYSSEUS
His worth with me far outweighs enmity.
AGAMEMNON
Unstable of impulse are such men as thou.
ODYSSEUS
Many are friends now and hereafter foes.
AGAMEMNON
Do you then praise such friends as worth the winning?
ODYSSEUS
I am not wont to praise a stubborn soul.
AGAMEMNON
Cowards you would have us show ourselves this day.
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