_Chær._ What shall I ask him?
_Socr._ What he is.
_Chær._ How mean you?
_Socr._ Just as, if he happened to be a maker of shoes, he would surely
answer you, that he is a shoemaker. Do you not understand what I mean?
_Chær._ I understand, and will ask him. Tell me, Gorgias, does Callicles
here say truly that you promised to answer whatever any one should ask
you?
_Gorg._ Truly, Chærephon: for I just now made that very promise: and I
affirm that for many years no one has asked me any thing new.
_Chær._ Without doubt, then, you will answer easily, Gorgias.
_Gorg._ You may make trial of that, Chærephon.
_Pol._ By Jupiter, Chærephon, if you please, _make trial_ of me: for
Gorgias appears to me to be fatigued; as he has just now been speaking a
great deal.