C sees the apple a rival—an exciting idea, though I am not quite convinced. Somewhere in the mix should be picked out the detail that after his little speech D pops into her κόλποι (ταῦτα εἰπὼν ἐντίθησι τοῖς κόλποις, ἡ δὲ ἐγγὺς γενόμενον κατεφίλησεν).