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Amphitryon, or Jupiter in Disguise (313b-343b)

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You would be proving my salvation; for I’ve been watching most confoundedly these three nights running [*].
MERCURY
My hand refuses to learn to strike his cheek; it cannot do a disgraceful action.
Hand of mine, of a changed form must he become whom you smite with this fist.
SOSIA
(aside.)
This fellow will be furbishing me up, and be moulding my face anew.
MERCURY
(to his fist.)
The man that you hit full, his face must surely be boned.
SOSIA
(aside.)
It’s a wonder if this fellow isn’t thinking of boning me just like a lamprey. Away with a fellow that bones people! If he sees me, I’m a dead man.
MERCURY
Some fellow is stinking to his destruction.
SOSIA
(aside.)
Woe to me! Is it I that stink?
MERCURY
And he cannot be very far off; but he has been a long way off from here.
SOSIA
(aside.)
This person’s a wizard [*].
MERCURY
My fists are longing.
SOSIA
(aside.)
If you are going to exercise them upon me, I beg that you’ll first cool them down against the wall.
MERCURY
A voice has come flying to my ears.
SOSIA
(aside.)
Unlucky fellow, for sure, was I, who didn’t clip its wings. I’ve got a voice with wings, it seems.
MERCURY
This fellow is demanding of me for himself a heavy punishment for his beast’s back[*].
SOSIA
(aside.)
As for me, I’ve got no beast’s back.
MERCURY
He must be well loaded with my fists.
SOSIA
(aside.)
I’ faith, I’m fatigued, coming from board ship, when I was brought hither; even now I’m sea-sick.
Without a burden, I can hardly creep along, so don’t think that with a load I can go.
MERCURY
Why, surely, somebody [*] is speaking here.
SOSIA
(aside.)
I’m all right, he doesn’t see me; he thinks it’s Somebody speaking: Sosia is certainly my name.
MERCURY
But here, from the right-hand side, the voice, as it seems, strikes upon my ear.
SOSIA
(aside.)
I’m afraid that I shall be getting a thrashing here this day, in place of my voice, that’s striking him.
(Moves.)
MERCURY
Here he is—he’s coming towards me, most opportunely.
SOSIA
(aside.)
I’m terrified—I’m numbed all over. Upon my faith, I don’t know where in the world I now am, if any one should ask me; and to my misfortune, I cannot move myself for fright. It’s all up with me; the orders of his master and Sosia are lost together. But I’m determined boldly to address this fellow to his face,
so that I may be able to appear valiant to him; that he may keep his hands off me.
(Advances towards the door.)
MERCURY
(accosting him.)
Where are you going, you that are carrying Vulcan enclosed in your horn[*]?
SOSIA
Why do you make that enquiry, you who are boning men’s heads with your fists?
MERCURY
Are you slave or free man?
SOSIA
Just as it suits my inclination.

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