The Third Senator practices usury on the side, and is deeply concerned about how much money Timon spends.
Realizing that Timon’s endless parties can only result in his bankruptcy, he decides to call in his debts while Timon may still have some money left to pay them back, setting off the collapse of Timon’s credit. He is shocked at Alcibiades’s suggestion that he and the other old senators are growing forgetful. He is terrified of the arrival of the exile’s army.
