ARISTIPPUS. What a devil then meant Carisophus To join in friendship with fine Aristippus? In whom is as much virtue, truth and honesty, As there are true feathers in the three Cranes of the Vintree:[130] Yet their[131] feathers have the shadow of lively feathers, the truth to scan, But Carisophus hath not the shadow of an honest man. To be plain, because I know thy villainy, In abusing Dionysius to many men’s injury, Under the cloak of friendship I play’d with his head, And sought means how thou with thine own fancy might be led. My friendship thou soughtest for thine own commodity, As worldly men do, by profit measuring amity: Which I perceiving, to the like myself I framed, Wherein I know of the wise I shall not be blamed: If you ask me; _Quare_? I answer, _Quia prudentis est multum dissimulare_. To speak more plainer, as the proverb doth go, In faith, Carisophus, _cum Cretense cretizo_. Yet a perfect friend I show myself to thee in one thing, I do not dissemble, now I say I will not speak for thee to the king: Therefore sink in thy sorrow, I do not deceive thee, A false knave I found thee, a false knave I leave thee. [_Exit_. CARISOPHUS. He is gone! is this friendship, to leave his friend in the plain field? Well, I see now I myself have beguiled, In matching with that false fox in amity, Which hath me used to his own commodity: Which seeing me in distress, unfeignedly goes his ways. Lo, this is the perfect friendship among men now-a-days; Which kind of friendship toward him I used secretly; And he with me the like hath requited me craftily, It is the gods’ judgment, I see it plainly, For all the world may know, _Incidi in foveam quam feci_. Well, I must content myself, none other help I know, Until a merrier gale of wind may hap to blow. [_Exit_. _Enter_ EUBULUS.