far from being agreeable to the majority of his hearers, may be fairly

termed loquacity: such is my opinion.

THEAETETUS: That is the common name for it.

STRANGER: But now who the other is, who makes money out of private

disputation, it is your turn to say.

THEAETETUS: There is only one true answer: he is the wonderful Sophist,

of whom we are in pursuit, and who reappears again for the fourth time.

STRANGER: Yes, and with a fresh pedigree, for he is the money-making

species of the Eristic, disputatious, controversial, pugnacious,

combative, acquisitive family, as the argument has already proven.

THEAETETUS: Certainly.

STRANGER: How true was the observation that he was a many-sided animal,

and not to be caught with one hand, as they say!

THEAETETUS: Then you must catch him with two.

STRANGER: Yes, we must, if we can. And therefore let us try another

track in our pursuit of him: You are aware that there are certain menial

occupations which have names among servants?