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persons of the dıalogue: socrates; theodorus; theaetetus euclid and terpsion meet in front of euclid's house in megara; they enter the house, and the dialogue is read to them by a servant.

euclid. have you only just arrived from the country, terpsion?

terpsion. no, ı came some time ago: and ı have been in the agora looking for you, and wondering that ı could not find you.

euc. but ı was not in the city.

terp. where then?

euc. as ı was going down to the harbour, ı met theaetetus-he was being carried up to athens from the army at corinth.

terp. was he alive or dead?

euc. he was scarcely alive, for he has been badly wounded; but he was suffering even more from the sickness which has broken out in the army.

terp. the dysentery, you mean?

euc. yes.

terp. alas! what a loss he will be!

euc. yes, terpsion, he is a noble fellow; only to-day ı heard some people highly praising his behaviour in this very battle.

terp. no wonder; ı should rather be surprised at hearing anything else of him. but why did he go on, instead of stopping at megara?

euc. he wanted to get home: although ı entreated and advised him to remain he would not listen to me; so ı set him on his way, and turned back, and then ı remembered what socrates had said of him, and thought how remarkably this, like all his predictions, had been fulfilled. ı believe that he had seen him a little before his own death, when theaetetus was a youth, and he had a memorable conversation with him, which he repeated to me when ı came to athens; he was full of admiration of his genius, and said that he would most certainly be a great man, if he lived.