Stranger, since indeed you do ask and question me of this, our house once commanded fair to be rich and honorable, so long as that man was still among his people.
&quot; ξεῖν' , ἐπεὶ ἂρ δὴ ταῦτά μ' ἀνείρεαι ἠδὲ μεταλλᾷς , μέλλεν μέν ποτε οἶκος ὅδ' ἀφνειὸς καὶ ἀμύμων ἔμμεναι , ὄφρ' ἔτι κεῖνος ἀνὴρ ἐπιδήμιος ἦεν ·
&quot; ξένος , ἐπεί ἄρα δή οὗτος ἐγώ ἀνέρομαι ἠδέ μεταλλάω , μέλλω μέν ποτέ οἶκος ὅδε ἀφνειός καί ἀμύμων εἰμί , ὄφρα ἔτι ἐκεῖνος ἀνήρ ἐπιδήμιος εἰμί ·