Phaedo.
then after that,
his thighs; and
passing upwards in this way he showed us that he was growing cold and rigid. And
again he touched him and said that when it reached his heart, he would be gone.
The chill had now reached the region about the groin, and uncovering his face,
which had been covered, he said—and these were his last
words—Crito, we owe a cock to Aesculapius. Pay it and do not
neglect it.
That,
said Crito, shall be done; but see
if you have anything else to say.
To this question he made no reply, but
after a little while he moved; the attendant uncovered him; his eyes were fixed.
And Crito when he saw it, closed his mouth and eyes.Such was the end, Echecrates, of our friend, who was, as we may
say, of all those of his time whom we have known, the best and wisest and most
righteous man.