Ath。Andwhatwouldyousayofsomeonewhoblamesorpraisesanysortofmeetingwhichisintendedbynaturetohavearuler，andiswellenoughwhenunderhispresidency？Thecritic，however，hasneverseenthesocietymeetingtogetheratanorderlyfeastunderthecontrolofapresident，butalwayswithoutarulerorwithabadone：-whenobserversofthisclasspraiseorblamesuchmeetings，arewetosupposethatwhattheysayisofanyvalue？
Meg。Certainlynot，iftheyhaveneverseenorbeenpresentatsuchameetingwhenrightlyordered。
Ath。Reflect；maynotbanquetersandbanquetsbesaidtoconstituteakindofmeeting？
Meg。Ofcourse。
Ath。Anddidanyoneeverseethissortofconvivialmeetingrightlyordered？Ofcourseyoutwowillanswerthatyouhaveneverseenthematall，becausetheyarenotcustomaryorlawfulinyourcountry；