retaliate on you at some other time, but I must now ask the Stranger,

who will not, I hope, tire of his goodness to us, to proceed either with

the Statesman or with the Philosopher, whichever he prefers.

STRANGER: That is my duty, Theodorus; having begun I must go on, and not

leave the work unfinished. But what shall be done with Theaetetus?

THEODORUS: In what respect?

STRANGER: Shall we relieve him, and take his companion, the Young

Socrates, instead of him? What do you advise?

THEODORUS: Yes, give the other a turn, as you propose. The young always

do better when they have intervals of rest.

SOCRATES: I think, Stranger, that both of them may be said to be in some

way related to me; for the one, as you affirm, has the cut of my ugly

face (compare Theaet.), the other is called by my name. And we should

always be on the look-out to recognize a kinsman by the style of his

conversation. I myself was discoursing with Theaetetus yesterday, and

I have just been listening to his answers; my namesake I have not yet

examined, but I must. Another time will do for me; to-day let him answer

you.

STRANGER: Very good. Young Socrates, do you hear what the elder Socrates

is proposing?