Dialogue

1 Intro| knowledge of pleasures and pains present and future? These propositions
2  Prot|         quite forgot that he was present.~COMPANION: What is the
3  Prot|       many: there is no one here present of whom I might not be the
4  Prot|          said, for those who are present at such discussions ought
5  Prot|          All of you who are here present I reckon to be kinsmen and
6  Prot|       but at some other time. At present we must abide by the compact
7  Prot|     Having regard not only to my present answer, but also to the
8  Prot|          at some future time; at present we had better turn to something