Ath。Andthatisthebestanswer;forwhicheveralternativeyouhadchosen,Ithinkthatyouwouldhavegonewrong。
Meg。Iamfortunate。
Ath。Verygood;aquality,whichisamereappendageofthingswhichcanbepraisedorblamed,doesnotdeserveanexpressionofopinion,butisbestpassedoverinsilence。
Meg。Youarespeakingoftemperance?
Ath。Yes;butoftheothervirtues,thatwhichhavingthisappendageisalsomostbeneficial,willbemostdeservingofhonour,andnextthatwhichisbeneficialinthenextdegree;andsoeachofthemwillberightlyhonouredaccordingtoaregularorder。