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Amphitryon, or Jupiter in Disguise (930-972)

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let me go alone; chastity shall I take as my attendant.
(Going.)
JUPITER
Stay—at your desire, I’ll give my oath that I believe my wife [*] to be chaste. If in that I deceive you, then, thee, supreme Jupiter, do I entreat that thou wilt ever be angered against[*] Amphitryon.
ALCMENA
Oh! rather may he prove propitious.
JUPITER
I trust that it will be so; for before you have I taken a truthful oath. Now then, you are not angry?
ALCMENA
I am not.
JUPITER
You act properly. For in the life of mortals many things of this nature come to pass; and now they take their pleasures, again they meet with hardships.
Quarrels intervene, again do they become reconciled. But it perchance any quarrels of this nature happen between them, when again they have become reconciled, twofold more loving are they between themselves than they were before.
ALCMENA
At the first you ought to have been careful not to say so;
but if you excuse yourself to me for the same, it must be put up with.
JUPITER
But bid the sacred vessels to be got ready for me, that I may fulfil all those vows which I made when with the army, in case I should return safe home.
ALCMENA
I’ll take care of that.
JUPITER
(To a SERVANT.)
Call out Sosia hither.
Let him fetch Blepharo, the pilot that was on board my ship, to breakfast with us. (Aside.) He shall be fooled this day [*] so as to go without his breakfast, while I shall drag Amphitryon hence by the throat.
ALCMENA
(aside.)
It’s surprising what he can be arranging alone in secrecy with himself. But the door opens; Sosia’s coming out.
956
(Enter SOSIA, from the house)
SOSIA
Amphitryon, I’m here; if any way you have need of me, command me; your commands I will obey.
JUPITER
Very opportunely are you come.
SOSIA
Has peace been made then between you two? But since I see you in good humour, I’m delighted, and it is a pleasure to myself. And so does it seem becoming for a trusty servant to conduct himself;
just as his superiors are, so should he be likewise; by their countenances he should fashion his own countenance; if his superiors are grave, let him be grave; if they rejoice, let him be merry. But come, answer me; have you two now come to a reconciliation?
JUPITER
You are laughing at me, who know full well that these things were just now said by me in joke.
SOSIA
In joke did you say it? For my part, I supposed that it was said seriously and in truthfulness.
JUPITER
Still, I’ve made my excuses; and peace has been made.
SOSIA
’Tis very good.
JUPITER
I shall now perform the sacrifice in-doors, and the vows which I have made.
SOSIA
So I suppose.
JUPITER
Do you invite hither, in my name, Blepharo, the pilot, from the ship, so that when the sacrifice has been performed, he may breakfast with me.
SOSIA
I shall be here again, while you’ll be thinking that I’m there.
JUPITER
Return here directly.
(Exit SOSIA.)
ALCMENA
Do you wish for anything else, but that I should go in-doors now, that the things that are requisite may be got ready?
JUPITER
Go then, and take care that everything is prepared as soon as possible.
ALCMENA
Why, come in-doors whenever you please; I’ll take care that there shall not be any delay.

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