THE    HERACLEIDAE
Copreus
That's hardly good enough. Your betters here
Have found you and will have the final say.	100
Chorus
The rights of those the gods protect
Are bound to be respected. To go off
And leave an altar desecrated makes
A mockery of justice.
Copreus
Who spoke of such a thing? I'm asking you	105
To drive my master's subjects from the land.
Chorus
That would be sacrilegious,
Rejecting people who demand our help.
Copreus
It would be healthier to change your minds
And keep your city out of trouble's way.	no
Chorus
Instead of kidnapping these refugees
So brazenly, you should have seen the king
And shown respect for Athens' sovereign rights.
Copreus
Now that you mention it, who is the king?
Chorus
Demophon, son of the great Theseus.	115
Copreus
Oh, then my business lies with him! All this
Is just a waste of breath and nothing more.
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