Pr.

Io. Wilt thou not then accord to me this boon?

Io.

Pr. Say what it is that thou art asking, for thou mightest learn everything from me.

Pr.

Io. Say who it was that bound thee fast in this cleft?

Io.

Pr. The decree of Jupiter, but the hand of Vulcan.

Pr.

Io. And for what offenses art thou paying the penalty?

Io.

Pr. Thus much alone is all that I can clearly explain to thee.

Pr.

36Io. At least, in addition to this, discover what time shall be to me woe-worn the limit of my wanderings.

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Io.

Pr. Not to learn this is better for thee than to learn it.

Pr.

Io. Yet conceal not from me what I am to endure.

Io.

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